Grammar/Punctuation/Usage are important to coherence. When a sentence is not written correctly, it cannot be understood. If the sentence cannot be understood, it is incoherent and this is a major flaw in an essay. Consequently, students can lose points for coherence and unity, as well as grammatical errors.
More serious errors are noted in red:
BW - better word or phrase is needed; examples include: "a lot," "good," "things," "bad"
WW - the wrong word may need to be corrected; examples: to/too/two; they're/their/there; customer/costumer
TR - there needs to be a transition (or better transition) between ideas, whether within a paragraph or between paragraphs
TS - tense shift; if a story begins in past tense, stay in past tense; do not shift to present tense
CS - comma splice: a comma has been used instead of a semi-colon between two complete sentences
R-O/Fused - sentences are run together with no punctuation to separate them
Frag/Fragment - a phrase or clause has been used instead of a sentence and it is neither a complete thought, as a functional fragment, nor a complete sentence
VPR
Avoid absolute terms - examples: "all," "never," "every____"
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