Abbreviations Explained

IVT - incorrect verb tense
* avoid use of "would" or "will" TRY to use active verbs in present tense
VPR - vague pronoun reference
BW - use a better word
WW - this is the wrong word - examples:
homonyms: since/sense/cents
their/there/they're
CS - comma splice
SF - sentence fragment
TR - there needs to be a TRANSITION between two sentences within a paragraph or between two paragraph
AGR - agreement errors can occur between subject & predicate, but in college papers, there are agreement errors between the pronoun and the word the pronoun stands for
NOTES:
Only ONE functional fragment per paper
Avoid homonym confusion
Avoid beginning sentences with conjunctions--examples: "But . . .," "And. . .;" "So . . ." "Because . . ."
Eliminate unnecessary words that confuse rather than clarify
Make the thesis statement clear, direct, explicit
Make sure every paragraph is directly related to that thesis
NO 2nd person, if at all possible
Avoid using the adverb "SO"
Avoid using simple vocabulary - examples: "great," "nice," "a lot"