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Improvement Model Part 1 – Reviewing your language
| Area of Concern | Specific topic |
|---|---|
| 1. Have all words been spelled correctly? | General spelling mistakes and typos |
| Compound nouns | |
| Compound adjectives | |
| UK vs. US spelling | |
| Capitalization | |
| 2. Have the right words been used? | Articles |
| Pronouns | |
| Demonstratives | |
| Word choice | |
| Prepositions | |
| Phrasal verbs | |
| Linking words | |
| 3. Have the sentences been written correctly? | Subject-verb agreement |
| Verb choice for collective nouns (singular vs. plural) | |
| Word order in simple sentences | |
| Word order in complex sentences | |
| Word order in lists | |
| Verb tense | |
| Missing words | |
| Sentence fragments | |
| Redundancy | |
| 4. Has the correct punctuation been used? | Commas |
| Colons | |
| Semicolons | |
| Periods | |
| Quotation marks | |
| Parentheses | |
| Long dashes | |
| Hyphens | |
| 5. How is the style? | Minimizing passive constructions |
| Avoiding awkward constructions | |
| Avoiding overly long and complicated sentences | |
| Using appropriate sentence starts | |
| Using varied vocabulary | |
| Using varied sentence structure | |
| 6. Is there consistency? | Spelling |
| Capitalization | |
| Verb tense (within paragraphs or sections) | |
| General punctuation | |
| Serial (“Oxford”) commas | |
| Quotation marks |
Improvement Model Part 2 – Reviewing your academic writing
| Area of concern | Specific topic |
|---|---|
| 1. Does the text have an academic tone? | Using academic vocabulary |
| Avoiding inappropriate words and phrases | |
| Avoiding vague and redundant formulations | |
| 2. Are quotations written correctly? | Making changes to quoted text |
| Using correct punctuation in citations | |
| Spelling mistakes in citations | |
| 3. Are numbers written correctly? | Using words or numerals to express numbers |
| Using commas and periods in numbers | |
| Using symbols and units with numbers | |
| 4. Are abbreviations written correctly? | Properly introducing abbreviations |
| Consistently using abbreviations | |
| Following other abbreviation rules | |
| 5. Are point of view/voice choices appropriate? | Avoiding the first person voice (when requested) |
| Avoiding the second person voice | |
| Using a consistent voice | |
| 6. Is the writing understandable? | Avoiding unclear sentences |
| Using tenses that are appropriate for different sections of a thesis |