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What should I do with the grammar results

Turnitin Grammar Guide has highlighted many issues within my assignment.  This means that there are multiple errors in grammar, usage, mechanics, and structure evident within your writing.

lighbulbConsider the following: 

Turnitin Grammar Guide aims to guide you through the process of effectively revising issues within your writing.  It provides guidance and examples specific to each issue to help you make revisions on your own, encouraging you to learn and apply the rules of the English language when writing.  Address the errors within your draft in smaller, more manageable chunks.  Do this by:

  • Choosing one specific issue to review (for example, fragments), correcting all instances of that issue throughout the draft or
  • Choosing one section of your text to review at a time (for example, the introduction), correcting all areas within that section before moving on

Take your time and read each part of the provided guidance and examples carefully.  Consider how this guidance relates to the highlighted portion of your writing and use it to determine where changes in your draft may be most effective.

Look for keywords ("after this word," "in this section," "at the end of this sentence," etc.) within the guidance that will help you determine where in the highlighted area a revision may be needed. 

Sometimes, you may determine that no revisions are necessary for a particular issue.  Use the rules of the English language and your best judgment when evaluating your writing, and be prepared to communicate your rationale for not making suggested changes as needed.

Turnitin Grammar Guide has highlighted only a few issues with my assignment.  This means that there are few errors in grammar, usage, mechanics, and structure evident within your writing. 

lighbulbConsider the following:

Turnitin Grammar Guide aims to guide you through the process of effectively revising issues within your writing.  It provides guidance and examples specific to each issue to help you make revisions on your own, encouraging you to learn and apply the rules of the English language when writing.  While few errors are present, address the issues within your draft strategically.  Do this by:

  • Correcting issues in order of frequency (for example, 10 fragments before 3 missing commas) or
  • Choosing one section of your text to review at a time (for example, the introduction), correcting all areas within the section before moving on

Take your time and read each part of the provided guidance and examples carefully.  Consider how this guidance relates to the highlighted portion of your writing and use it to determine where changes in your draft may be most effective.

Look for keywords ("after this word", "in this sentence," "at the end of this sentence," etc.) within the guidance that will help you determine where in the highlighted area a revision may be needed.

Sometimes, you may determine that no revisions are necessary for a particular issue.  Use the rules of the English language and your best judgment when evaluating your writing, and be prepared to communicate your rationale for not making suggested changes as needed.