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CONCLUSIONS
4. The conclusion is mostly simply a repeat what is said in the article.
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5. They do not provide a constructive critique of the study or discuss how it ma
y, necessary, be strengthened.
1. There are two or three of the errors described above under Acceptable .
2. There is more than one major grammatical errors (see list below table).
3. There is a lack of an appropriate
introduction or conclusion
4. Material not well organized.
5. All citations do not follow APA format 6th edition
6. Paper is not double space, 12 point, Times Roman, and reasonably within the r
equired length of approximately 600 words
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(0< 12) INTRODUCTION
1. The author s main point is not clearly identified.
2. The author s main point is incorrectly identified.
SUPPORTING PARAGRAPHS
3. Your evaluation cannot be ascertained.
CONCLUSION
4. Missing or not relevant to the article
1. There are four or more occurr
ences of the errors listed under Acceptable .
2. There is a lack of overall organization.
3. There is a failure to acknowledge a quotation.
4 6 above not addressed correctly.
TYPES OF GRAMMATICAL ERRORS
MINOR ERRORS
1. Misuse of commas, e.g., placing of a single comma between subject and verb of
a sentence; using commas to set off essential modifying phrase
2. Misuse of colons or semi-colons
3. Failure to close a quotation or parenthetical remark
4. Typos or misspelled words that WILL NOT be caught by spell-checking programs
MAJOR ERRORS
1. Subject and verb of a sentence disagree (plural vs. singular)
2. Incomplete sentences (usually dependent clauses)
3. Run-on sentences (usually separated by only a comma)
4. Typos or misspelled words that WILL be caught by spell-checking prog