Error Analysis Sheet
Student ID:
Assignment ____________
Date:
Comments/Examples (Can be copied and pasted from student paper)
# errors
THESIS
Is there a thesis?
Is the thesis clear?
ERRORS IN ORGANIZATION
No Outline
Clear Paragraph Structure
DEVELOPMENT
Paragraph Development
Research & Documentation
USAGE ERRORS
Faulty Parallelism
Fragments
Run On
Subject Verb Agreement
Verb Error (Tense) (-ed, -ing)
Plural/ Possessive Error (-s)
Pronoun Error
Diction/ Word choice
Frequently Confused Words
Wordiness/ Unnecessary words
Dangling Modifiers
Person Shift
Tense Shift
Word Omission / Wrong Word
Comma splice
ESL ISSUES
Prepositions
Articles
Adjectives/ Adverbs
Auxiliary Verb Error
Clarity
MECHANICAL ERRORS
Punctuation
Commas
Spelling
Quotation Errors
Apostrophe
Capitalization
Word Count
Documentation Errors
MLA
APA
Other
Total Errors