The major categories of corrections provided by the Writing Assistant are:
- Grammar
- Word Choice
- Mechanics
- Sentence Structure
For a full list of correction types please visit our page here.
Below are some common examples of corrections detected by our Writing Assistant.
Run-On Sentences:
Input: The movie was captivating it kept me on the edge of my seat.
Suggestion: The movie was captivating. It kept me on the edge of my seat.
Sentence with Missing Words:
Input: The book interesting; I couldn’t put it down.
Suggestion: The book was interesting; I couldn’t put it down.
Sentences with Extra Words:
Input: She wanted to go shopping for some really new shoes.
Suggestion: She wanted to go shopping for shoes.
Ineffective Sentence Construction:
Input: Quickly finished his assignment, he went to play soccer.
Suggestion: He quickly finished his assignment and went to play soccer.
Subject-Verb Disagreement:
Input: She or her friends was supposed to bring the snacks.
Suggestion: She or her friends were supposed to bring the snacks.
Noun Form Error:
Input: He showed a great talents in his performances.
Suggestion: He showed great talent in his performances.
Verb Form Error:
Input: She have been studying for the exam all week.
Suggestion: She has been studying for the exam all week.
Missing/Misused Articles:
Input: She is going to hospital to visit her friend.
Suggestion: She is going to the hospital to visit her friend.
Part of Speech Error:
Input: He ran quick to catch the bus.
Suggestion: He ran quickly to catch the bus.
You can also filter the type of of corrections you receive as seen below.
Conjunction Error:
Input: I wanted to go to the store, and buy some groceries.
Suggestion: I wanted to go to the store and buy some groceries.
Homophones:
Input: He’s to young for that ride.
Suggestion: He’s too young for that ride.
The correction types included in the report can be filtered by clicking on the funnel as seen in the screenshots below:
Correction definitions
General: a general correction detected.
Subject Verb Disagreement: the subject and verb do not agree in number.
Noun Form: Using an incorrect form of a noun (such as pluralization or possessive form) in a sentence.
Verb Form: Using an incorrect form of a verb (such as tense, aspect, or agreement) in a sentence results.
Article: Using the wrong article (a, an, or the) or omitting an article inappropriately in a sentence results.
Preposition: Using the wrong preposition or misplacing a preposition in a sentence.
Pronoun: Using an incorrect pronoun or misplacing a pronoun in a sentence.
Part of Speech: Misusing or misidentifying a word's grammatical category, such as confusing a noun with a verb.
Conjunction: Misusing or misplacing conjunctions, which are words that connect words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence.
Misused Word: Words that are used incorrectly or inappropriately in a given context..
Homophone: Confusing two words that phonetically sound similar but have a different meaning (e.g., \"their\" and \"there\" or \"to\" and \"too\").
Capitalization: Word was not capitalized correctly (e.g. "paris" should be "Paris").
Hyphen: Incorrect or inconsistent use of hyphens in a sentence.
Punctuation: Incorrect use of punctuation marks, such as commas, periods, semicolons, or colons.
Comma: Incorrect use of commas in sentences.
Apostrophe: Incorrect use of apostrophes in sentences.
Space: Missing or extra spaces detected in sentence.
Spelling: Misspelling of a word.
Fused Sentence: When two independent clauses are incorrectly joined without appropriate punctuation or conjunction.
Comma Splice: Two independent clauses are incorrectly joined by a comma without a coordinating conjunction or appropriate punctuation.
Sentence Fragments: When a group of words appears to be a sentence but is incomplete because it lacks a subject, a predicate, or both.
Ineffective Construction: Refers to sentences or phrases that are poorly constructed or lack clarity, making it difficult for readers to understand the intended meaning.
Extra Words: Sentences that contain unnecessary or redundant words, which can be removed for clearer and more concise writing.
Missing Words: Identifies sentences that are missing essential words, resulting in incomplete or unclear meaning.
Adjective Gender Agreement: Detects errors in the gender agreement between adjectives and nouns.
Adjective Number Agreement: Highlights discrepancies in the number agreement between adjectives and nouns for improved grammatical precision.
Article Gender Agreement: Agreement between articles and nouns in terms of gender is incorrect, ensuring grammatical accuracy.
Article Number Agreement: Number mismatch between articles and nouns creating inconsistency in how they refer to the same or similar elements in a sentence.
Noun Gender Agreement: Lack of agreement between nouns and their associated genders, ensuring grammatical harmony.
Subjunctive Mood: Identifies the incorrect usage of the subjunctive mood in sentences, ensuring proper expression of hypothetical or unreal situations.
Compound Word Error: Identifies incorrect compound word usage.
Mood Inconsistency: Detects inconsistencies in the expression of mood within a sentence, ensuring cohesive writing.
Accent Error: Highlights deviations in accents, promoting uniform language usage.