Editing Marks:  When in doubt, CONSULT THE HOLT!  (Page #s are provided)

ante:       unclear pronoun reference  (133-140, 204-205)

ambi:      ambiguous pronoun reference (more than one antecedent) (9, 205-206)

cs:           comma splice  (pg 25, 315)  http://ace.acadiau.ca/english/grammar/comma.htm

dc/dp:      dangling construction; dangling participle  (31, 231-232)   http://lbarker.orcon.net.nz/hangingparticiple.html

f:              fragment  (72, 279-280, 313-314)  http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/fragments.htm

gttp:        get to the point

mm:        misplaced modifier  (57, 229-230)

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/grammar/misplaced_modifiers.htm

nec?:       necessary? (irrelevant?)

p:             punctuation

pc:           pronoun case  (187-196, 421, 422-423)  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_proncase.html

pg:           use possessive case with a gerund   (251)

pv:           passive voice     http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_actpass.html

rep:         repetitive

r/o:          run-on

s:             syntax (awkward/ faulty word order)  

sp:           spelling

sub:         subordinate (w/ adjective, adverb, noun clause; participial, appositive phrase)  

                Independent (main) clause: expresses a complete thought and can stand by itself as a sentence

                Subordinate (dependent) clause: does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone

↑/ t:         transition

u:             usage

va:           verb agreement (120-121)

vt:            verb tense  (76, 156-163)

wc:          weak (coordinating) conjunctionà subordinate

wd:          word choice (diction)

wdy;        wordy

wv:           weak verb

↔            combine (sentences, clauses, phrases)

/               make lower case

≡              make upper case

ζ              delete

¶:             indent new paragraph

^:             omitted word/ insert word

║:            error in parallelism

P:            good!