Student Error Log 2

Name: Rangsimon Pholcharoenchit

Prostitution: A Report on Gender Inequality in Thailand
Sentences with
Errors

Description of
Error/
Correction
Symbol

Explanation and
Remarks

Correction

Adriana Salerno
Word Form Error
responses
critically to Farhad
Manjoo in her
online article

Reponses is a
plural noun, not a
singular verb.

Adriana Salerno
responds
critically to Farhad
Manjoo in her
online article

the underlying
Noun-Verb
problems prompts Agreement Error
Manjoo to propose
his solutions

Problems is a
plural noun,
prompts is a
singular verb.

the underlying
problems prompt
Manjoo to propose
his solutions

she argues that

Article Error
such solutions are
not appropriate
and are not in line
with the
pedagogical values

The precedes
specific/definite
singular pronouns.
Pedagogical
values is a plural
noun.

she argues that

such solutions are
not appropriate
and are not in line
with pedagogical
value

refuting Manjoos
solution to the
problems of
universitys view
on collaboration

The precedes
specific/definite
singular pronouns.
universitys view
is a definite and
singular noun.
Thus pronoun is
necessary.

refuting Manjoos
solution to the
problems of the
universitys view
view on
collaboration

Article Error

Salerno takes on a Wrong Collocation

very pragmatic
approach

approaches are
Salerno takes a
taken, not taken very pragmatic
on
approach

with plethora of

alternatives more
respectable and
effective than
cheating

Article Error
Word Choice

A precedes nonspecific/indefinite
singular pronouns.
plethora is a
indefinite singular
noun. Thus
pronoun is
necessary.

with a plethora of

alternatives more
honorable and
effective than
cheating

Respectable has
the connotation of
being presentable.
This is not what
the sentence
implied.
valuing the takehome exam as a
tool for which
students are not
just merely tested
on their ability to
memorize and
recall on what is
taught in the
classroom

Collocation Error

Students are not

being tested on
their ability for the
take-home exam.
Students are being
tested on their
ability with the
take home exam

valuing the takehome exam as a

tool with which
students are not
just merely tested
on their ability to
memorize and
recall on what is
taught in the
classroom

goes beyond the

scoop of what is
being taught in
class

Wrong Word

Scoop is a
utensil, not the
extent of the
subject area.

goes beyond the

scope of what is
being taught in
class

Wrong Verb
exam does not
Formation
subject to the time
constraint

The sentence
does not subject
is in an active
voice, but the verb
needs to be in
passive voice.

the take-home

take-home exam
allows for more
complicated
questions

The precedes
specific/definite
singular pronouns.
take-home exam
referred to here is
singular and
specific.

The take home

exam allows for

the take-home

Article Error

exam is not
subjected to the
time constraint

more complicated
questions

Citing her own

difficulties in
estimating the
amount of time
her students need
to solve a
mathematical
problems which
she has not
provide proofs or
computational
steps in class

Article Error
Wrong Collocation

A precedes nonspecific/indefinite
singular pronouns.
mathematical
problems is a
plural noun.

Citing her own

difficulties in
estimating the
amount of time her
students need to
solve
mathematical
problems, for
One does not
which she has not
provide proofs
provide proofs or
mathematical
computational
problem, one does steps in class
provide proofs for
mathematica
problem.

She argues that

Word Form Error
such collaboration
will often result in
students giving
each other the
answers as oppose
to encouraging
each other to learn
for the later takes
much more effort
and time

Oppose is a verb, She argues that

not an adjective.
such collaboration
will often result in
students giving
each other the
answers as
opposed to
encouraging each
other to learn for
the later takes
much more effort
and time

the process of
Article Error
learning the
material is much
more important
than simply
getting good grade
in the class

A precedes nonspecific/indefinite
singular pronouns.
good grade is a
indefinite singular
noun. Thus,
pronoun is
necessary.

It proposes that

Wrong Word

students can be
decided in to two
group

Sigular-Plural
Confusion

Decided does not It proposes that

mean to split into students can be
two.
divided in to two
groups
Group is plural
here; there are
two.

the process of
learning the
material is much
more important
than simply
getting a good
grade in the class