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Yes Yes, but fewer than five No Does it include the novel or play? Yes No 5. Does the essay use first-person (I, me, my, mine, myself, we, us, our, ours, ourselves) or second-person pronouns (you, your, yours, yourself)? Yes (Circle them and try replacing with a word like “people.”) No 6. Does the essay use variety in the construction of its sentences (some using coordination, some using subordination, and some with only one clause)? Yes No If not, mark some suggestions on the essay. Mark all grammar errors on the essay and suggest ways to fix them. 7. Is the essay consistently written in PRESENT TENSE except where past tense is necessary because it refers to something in the author’s life, an event in history, or an event before the plot begins? Yes No Research Paper Peer PROOFREADING Guide Name and Title of Research Paper: _________________________________________________ Peer Reviewer’s Name: ___________________________________________________________ Read the essay carefully with these questions in mind, marking problems and suggested fixes: 1. Does the opening paragraph end with a one-sentence thesis statement that describes what the essay hopes to achieve? Yes? UNDERLINE IT. No? SUGGEST ONE. 2. Is each quote worked smoothly and grammatically into a sentence written by the student, not standing alone? Yes No If not, offer a source phrase or suggest a smoother wording with the quote. 3. Does the essay have a properly formatted, double-spaced works cited page? Yes No Not proper MLA format Is it alphabetized correctly? Yes No Does it have a hanging indentation? Yes No 4. Does the works cited page include all of the sources that are ACTUALLY CITED in the body of the essay and no others? Yes Yes, but fewer than five No Does it include the novel or play? Yes No 5. Does the essay use first-person (I, me, my, mine, myself, we, us, our, ours, ourselves) or second-person pronouns (you, your, yours, yourself)? Yes (Circle them and try replacing with a word like “people.”) No 6. Does the essay use variety in the construction of its sentences (some using coordination, some using subordination, and some with only one clause)? Yes No If not, mark some suggestions on the essay. Mark all grammar errors on the essay and suggest ways to fix them. 7. Is the essay consistently written in PRESENT TENSE except where past tense is necessary because it refers to something in the author’s life, an event in history, or an event before the plot begins? Yes No 8. SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT ERRORS: If the subject ends in “s” (plural), the verb should not. 9. PRONOUN AGREEMENT ERRORS: Every pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number and gender. Keep in mind that the -one/-body/-thing indefinite pronouns (e.g., “someone,” “everybody,” “anything”) are always singular, and collective nouns (e.g., “team,” “committee,” “jury,” “union”) are always singular. 10. RELATIVE PRONOUN ERRORS: “Who,” “whom,” and other “who” forms refer to humans; “that” and “which” refer to non-humans. A “which” clause is always set off with commas; a “that” clause is not. “Who” is used if the next word is a verb; “whom” is used if the next word is a noun or pronoun. 11. RUN-ONS and COMMA SPLICES: If a sentence has two independent clauses (S + V + complete thought), they can be joined in one of these ways: a. With a comma and a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) b. With just a semicolon c. With a semicolon, a transitional expression (e.g., however, furthermore, in addition), and a comma d. With a subordinating conjunction (dependent word) —comma after the dependent clause if the dependent clause comes before an independent clause e. With a relative pronoun (who, whom, that, which) and possibly a comma or two (with “which” and sometimes with “who” or “whom” but never with “that”) If it is two independent clauses joined with just a comma, it is a comma splice (CS). If it has no punctuation between the clauses, it is a fused sentence (i.e., a run-on: RO). 12. FRAGMENTS: If a sentence is missing a subject, a verb, or a complete thought, it is a sentence fragment. If a sentence has only one clause and that clause starts with a dependent word, it is a fragment. 8. SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT ERRORS: If the subject ends in “s” (plural), the verb should not. 9. PRONOUN AGREEMENT ERRORS: Every pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number and gender. Keep in mind that the -one/-body/-thing indefinite pronouns (e.g., “someone,” “everybody,” “anything”) are always singular, and collective nouns (e.g., “team,” “committee,” “jury,” “union”) are always singular. 10. RELATIVE PRONOUN ERRORS: “Who,” “whom,” and other “who” forms refer to humans; “that” and “which” refer to non-humans. A “which” clause is always set off with commas; a “that” clause is not. “Who” is used if the next word is a verb; “whom” is used if the next word is a noun or pronoun. 11. RUN-ONS and COMMA SPLICES: If a sentence has two independent clauses (S + V + complete thought), they can be joined in one of these ways: a. With a comma and a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) b. With just a semicolon c. With a semicolon, a transitional expression (e.g., however, furthermore, in addition), and a comma d. With a subordinating conjunction (dependent word) —comma after the dependent clause if the dependent clause comes before an independent clause e. With a relative pronoun (who, whom, that, which) and possibly a comma or two (with “which” and sometimes with “who” or “whom” but never with “that”) If it is two independent clauses joined with just a comma, it is a comma splice (CS). If it has no punctuation between the clauses, it is a fused sentence (i.e., a run-on: RO). 12. FRAGMENTS: If a sentence is missing a subject, a verb, or a complete thought, it is a sentence fragment. If a sentence has only one clause and that clause starts with a dependent word, it is a fragment.