1. I indicate errors and correct them. e.g., ‘…has went改为has gone’
2. I indicate (by underlining/circling) errors without correcting them, e.g., ‘…has went’
3. I indicate the number of the errors in the margin of a given line, e.g., ‘He go shoping yesterday’. (Two errors)
4. I use error codes or symbols to locate errors e.g., ‘He go to cinema yesterday.’
5. I use error codes to indicate errors type e.g., ‘He go shopping yesterday’. (VT)
6. I indicate errors by giving indirect comments
7. I tend to indicate grammar issues such as morphological and syntactic errors
8. I tend to indicate errors of language expression such as lexical errors
9. I tend to indicate errors of mechanics, such as spelling, punctuation and capitalisation.
10. I tend to indicate errors regarding presentation of ideas.
11. I tend to indicate errors of content.
12. I tend to indicate errors of organization.
14 I Mark all major errors.
15 I mark most of the major errors, but it is unnecessary to mark all of them.
16. I mark only a few of the major errors.
17.I mark only a few errors that interfere with communicating your ideas.
18. I mark no errors but only comment on ideas and content.