English 99/ Winter 2012 1-6-2012 Name:__________________________

Diagnostic Essay Areas of Concern

___Sentence fragments

___Comma splices

___Run-on sentences

___Words commonly confused (Homonyms) errors

___Subject-verb agreement errors Singular/plural errors

___Pronoun confusion (unclear antecedent)

___Shift in person (“it” or “they” to “you”)

___Diction (Wording) problems. (minimal vocabulary usage)

___Wordiness

___Clichés

___Punctuation

___Spelling

___Other ______________________________________________