Sentences with Errors
Correction Symbol
example: after the thief
robbed, he ran himself away
quickly
The 1991 new constitution
radically transformed t
The state recognize equality
and dignity to all
Since then, the Colombian
Government have promoted
This new compass, however, word choice - inaccurate
has not been easy to
accomplish since Colombia
was subdued in a 50-years
civil war and maleness
culture is still very strong.
Colombian 50-years civil
war, ended in 2016, have
enormously affected gender
equality.
Not only it was a political
problem, but It also
converged to a social
problem.
Description of Error/ Explanation and Remarks Correction
transitive vs. intransitive 'to rob' takes an object After the thief robbed the
verbs woman,
'to run' in intransitive- no
object he ran away quickly.
sentence structure- 1991 was used as a adjective In 1991, the new constitution
punctuation, confusing of constitution. I change it radically transformed
grammar, or word order so constitution has only one
problem adjective (new). The
temporal frame in done
separately.
verb tense/ wrong tense, The state is a single noun, The state recognizes equality
problem forming the verb, or then and s should be and dignity to all
subject-verb added at the end of the verb.
verb tense/ wrong tense, Colombian Goverment is Since then, the Colombian
problem forming the verb, or a single noun, then and Government has promoted
subject-verb has is the appropriate
verb form
I may have used an Spanish To accomplish this goal,
word choice or collocation expression when I used the however, has not been easy
word compass. since Colombia was in a 50-
years civil war and male-
Subdued is a verb I try to dominant culture is still
literary translate from strong.
Spanish. A collocation for
war could be be in war so
I decided to used it.
Article Colombian 50-years civil The Colombian 50-years civil
war needs the article the. war has enormously affected
sentence structure- gender equality.
punctuation, confusing Ended in 2016 was
grammar, or word order intended to add information.
problem However, its irrelevant and
decided to eliminate it.
verb tense/ wrong tense,
problem forming the verb, or Colombian 50-years civil
subject-verb war in simple tense needs
the verb form has
word missing Grammar: use not only X Not only was it a political
but also Y in formal problem, but also a social
sentence structure- contexts. However: To problem.
punctuation, confusing add emphasis, we can
grammar, or word order use not only at the
problem beginning of a clause.
word choice - inaccurate When we do this, we
word choice or collocation invert the subject and the
verb:
Ex: Not only was it
raining all day at the
wedding but also the
 band was late.

Converge is a strange
verb here, I eliminated so
the sentences is more
understandable.
Finally, these leads to word choice - inaccurate There is only one factor Finally, this factor leads to
social problems such as word choice or collocation (that women could acces social problems such as
to the labor market), then poverty and prostitution.
poverty and prostitution. verb tense/ wrong tense, the proper word should be
problem forming the verb, or This. As is it one factor
subject-verb error only, the verb lead
would be written with an
s
Colombian education verb tense/ wrong tense, The verb reach should Colombian education system
system has reach a point problem forming the verb, or be in its past participle has reached a point where
subject-verb error form reached men and women have the
where men and woman same opportunities.
have the same
opportunities.

Since the new constitution verb tense/ wrong tense, Its not past tense. The Since 1991, the General
in 1991, the General problem forming the verb, or general education law is Education Law focuses on
subject-verb error still focusing on increasing coverage and
Education Law focused on increasing coverage to gender equality in education
increasing coverage and both men and women. (Meertens, 2016).
gender equality in Then it is a present tense.
education (Meertens,
2016).

In Higher Education, the noun ending/ singular or University should not be According to the Ministry of
tendency is almost the plural in plural. Education, 53% of university
students are women (2016).
same. According to the
Ministry of Education, 53%
of universities students
are woman (2016)

This can also be seen in pronoun reference I put the reference Gender equality can also be
literacy rates. unclear directedly, so there is no seen in literacy rates.
confusion.

Even though it seems word form I change restrictive to Even though it seems
gender equality has been limited, a better word. gender equality has been
reach in terms of reached in terms of
education, women seem education, women seem
to have more restrictive to have more limited
opportunities to access to opportunities to access to
the labor market. the labor market.
WOMEN/WOMAN noun ending/ singular or I would use both as equal. WOMEN
plural However, since Im not
speaking of one woman, I
should use its plural
women most of the time.