1. // in the margin indicates the need for a
paragraph.
^ in the margin indicates a word missing.
P in the margin indicates incorrect capital letters
or punctuation and the error is underlined or
circled.
Gr-H in the margin indicates homophones used
incorrectly e.g. “their and there” or “of and off.”
? in the margin indicates when a sentence does
not make sense.
Sp in the margin indicates a spelling error has
been made.
Subject specific marking codes may be used
alongside the above, e.g. for Maths: R = Working out
needs to be shown; L = Labels and titles missing, etc.
English: Gr = grammatical error, etc.