Correction Symbols you might find on your papers….

ab	Abbreviation inappropriate or needed
ad	Misuse of adjective or adverb
agr	Incorrect agreement in number between subject/verb or pronoun/antecedent
awk	Awkward construction of sentence
ca	Case of noun or pronoun incorrect
cap	Capitalization inappropriate or needed
cit	Missing citation or error in form of citation
coh	Sentence (or ¶ ) not coherent (usually misplaced elements)
cs	Comma connects (splices) two independent clauses
coord	Coordination needed or faulty
d	Diction (inappropriate level of language -slang, jargon, sexist or trite expression, etc.)
dev	Idea (or paragraph) needs development
div	Incorrect word division
dm	Dangling modifier (usually an unclear or illogical relationship to other parts of the sentence)
doc	Documentation (source needed or in incorrect form)
eff	Effectiveness of sentence doubtful
frag	Fragment- (incomplete sentence)
fs	Fused sentence
met	Check use of metaphor (ineffective use)
n	Number (inappropriate use of figures or words)
ns	Needless or confusing shift in tense, person, tone, style, perspective
obl	Oblique reference
pv, pass	Inappropriate or ineffective use of passive voice
p, punc	Punctuation needed, unnecessary, or wrong
pl	Plural needed, or error in plural form
red	Redundant
ref	Pronoun reference ambiguous, too broad, unclear; inappropriate use of "it" or "you"
rep	Needless repetition
sex	Check for sexist language
sing	Singular needed
sp	Spelling error
sub	Ideas of unequal importance not expressed in subordinate form
t	Inappropriate tense or sequence of tenses
trans	Transition needed
usg	Usage inappropriate or wrong
w	Wordiness
wc	Questionable Word Choice
ww	Wrong word (meaning wrong)
¶	Paragraph
¶coh	Paragraph not coherent
¶dev	Paragraph needs development
	delete
#	Number (as in page numbers)
/\	Something omitted
//	Parallel structure needed
~	Transpose

This list was adapted from the Western New England College Writing & Reading Program, Lunsford & Connors; The Everyday Writer (St. Martins Press, 1998), and Fowler, et.al., The Little, Brown Handbook, fifth ed. (HarperCollns Publishers, 1992).