Student Error Log

Name: Elodie Dinkelberg

Assignment 1: Summary
Sentences with Errors

Description of Error/
Correction Symbol

Explanation and Remarks

Correction

Salerno criticises Manjoos

statement for several
reasons.

Word form error

criticises is correct in
British English

Salerno criticizes Manjoos

statement for several
reasons.

criticizes is correct in
American English
Not only did the students
hurt themselves by cheating,
but they also ended up
accomplishing no change
whatsoever.

Word choice error

(collocations error)

to accomplish change is
not commonly used

Not only did the students

hurt themselves by cheating,
but they also ended up
accomplish
accomplishing nothing by
much/nothing/something/goa doing so.
ls/things/little are all
common collocates

Also, for a proof based

Word choice error
course, it is sometimes
(inaccurate word choice)
needed to let students use
their study materials during a
test.

it is sometimes needed
to is not commonly used

Moreover, it can be hard to

predict how much time
students will be needing to
find the correct answer.

Verb error (wrong tense)

to need is not often used in Moreover, it can be hard to

future continuous
predict how much time
students will need to find the
In this sentence, will need correct answer.
is better

Lastly, although the author

acknowledges that
mathematicians collaborate
sometimes, she does not
recommend basing students
assessment solely on
collaborative tests.

Word form error

In this sentence, students

is meant to be plural, but now
it is written in its singular
form.

According to her, as
students are inclined to help
one another, collaboration
often turns into one student
doing all the work, while
others freeride.

Word form error

it is sometimes
necessary/required to is
more common

Students is correct.

Quite obviously, a
Word order problem
performance oriented student
would be more inclined to
cheat on a hard take-home

Freeride is not correct.

It should be ride for
free/freeload/get a free ride

Also, for a proof based

course, it is sometimes
necessary to let students use
their study materials during a
test.

Lastly, although the author

acknowledges that
mathematicians collaborate
sometimes, she does not
recommend basing students
assessment solely on
collaborative tests.

According to her, as students

are inclined to help one
another, collaboration often
turns into one student doing
all the work, while others
freeload.
Quite obviously, a
performance oriented student
would be more inclined to
cheat on a hard take-home

exam in able to get a better

grade.

exam in order to get a better

grade.

She then argues that, for the Word form error

successful usage of
individual take-home exams,
a learning oriented mind set
in students is key.

Mind set is incorrect

Mindset is correct

She then argues that, for the

successful usage of individual
take-home exams, a learning
oriented mindset in students
is key.

Explanation and Remarks

Correction

Assignment 2: Short report

Sentences with Errors

Description of Error/
Correction Symbol

Not only that ()

Word choice error

(inaccurate word choice)

There are more woman in

higher education ()

Word form error

Moreover ()

woman is singular

There are more women in

higher education ()

women is plural
going to University ()

Word choice error

As stated on the website of

the Dutch government ()

Word order problem

attending University ()
It is more common to use the As stated on the Dutch
possessive s in English
governments website ()

Assignment 3: Argument paper 1

Sentences with Errors

Description of Error/
Correction Symbol

Explanation and Remarks

Correction

example: after the thief

robbed, he ran himself away
quickly

transitive vs. intransitive

verbs

'to rob' takes an object

After the thief robbed the

woman,

'to run' in intransitive- no

object

Especially young people - a Sentence sounds strange,

demographic that, throughout word choice is very simple.
history, has been a hard to
reach audience when it
comes to politics might be
more engaged in politics
through this new platform.

might is more common

than is likely to be

Although TV ads remain to Word choice error

claim most of the advertising
budget ()
Contrary to what the
previous information might
have you think ()

Non-academic language

he ran away quickly.

Especially for young people
- a demographic that,
throughout history, has been a
hard to reach audience when
it comes to politics this
platform is likely to be
especially meaningful as a
place to be involved with
politics.
Although TV ads make up
most of the advertising
budget ()

you should be avoided

Contrary to what the

previous information might
imply ()

Back then, Steve Grove Non-academic language

news and political director at
YouTube- wrote an article for
niemanresports.org, entitled
YouTube: The Flattening of
Politics (Grove, 2008).

back then sounds informal

In 2008, Steve Grove - news

and political director at
YouTube- wrote an article for
niemanresports.org, entitled
YouTube: The Flattening of
Politics (Grove, 2008).

Efforts include
Non-parallel sentence
livestreaming debates,
sending famous YouTubers to
make videos at conventions,
and their latest #voteIRL
initiative.

Every part of the sentence

has an ing form, except for
the last part

Efforts included the

livestreaming of debates,
sending famous YouTubers to
make videos at conventions,
and publishing their latest
#voteIRL initiative.