SYMBOLS USED IN CORRECTING FIRST-YEAR HINDI ASSIGNMENTS (as of Jan 2021)
# |
Number error (e.g., singular
for plural) |
Ord |
Ordinal,
i.e., 1st, 2nd, etc. |
Aggr |
Aggregative, e.g., दोनों |
P |
Incorrect punctuation or
punctuation lacking |
Agr |
Incorrect agreement (e.g.,
noun-verb, adjective-noun) |
Pass |
Passive form required |
Ap |
Reflexive form अपना should
be used |
Plc(mnt) |
Incorrect placement of word |
AT |
Adverb of Time, oblique |
PL/PM |
Pronoun lacking/missing |
Aux |
Missing/Incorrect Auxilliary Verb |
PP |
Postposition Lacking or
Incorrect |
CC |
Failure to write consonant
cluster where required |
Ppl |
Participle |
DC |
Direct (not oblique) case
should be used |
Pf, Perf |
Perfective form required |
Dir |
Sentence should use direct
(not indirect) syntax |
Poss |
Possessive pronoun required |
DO |
Direct Object |
Pr |
Presumptive form required |
D-VOM |
Destination of Verb of
Motion |
Prog |
Progressive Aspect |
Fut |
Future |
Pron |
Pronoun required |
G |
Gender error (e.g.,
masculine for feminine) |
Prop[N] |
Proper Noun |
H |
Honorific usage required |
Prox |
Proximate pronoun required (यह/ये, इस/इन) |
Hab |
Habitual Aspect |
Q |
Question word /
interrogative marker required |
Hi |
In Hindi |
S |
Spelling error |
HW (or W) |
Poor handwriting |
Sl |
Unacceptable slant in
handwriting |
I |
Intransitive verb required |
Sp |
Spelling error |
Indir |
Sentence should use indirect
(not direct) syntax |
Su |
Subjunctive form required |
Inf |
Infinitive |
Sw |
Switch order, swap |
IO |
Indirect Object |
T |
Error in tense (i.e.,
present for past) |
K |
Needs को |
Tr |
Transitive verb required |
LoCoN |
Law of Conservation of Nasalization |
VL/VM |
Verb
lacking/missing |
LL |
Looks like |
Voc |
Vocative Case |
Mg |
Incorrect meaning conveyed |
W (or HW) |
Poor handwriting |
N, ने |
Failure to use ने construction
where required |
WF |
Wrong form (i.e., incorrect
ending) |
NC |
Not a Complex sentence |
WM |
Word missing |
Neg |
Negation missing (न/नहीं/मत) |
WO |
Word order error |
NI |
Narrative Imperfective |
WP / WPr |
Wrong pronoun |
NoAp |
Reflexive form अपना should
not have been used |
WV |
Wrong Verb |
NoCC / NCC |
Conjunct consonant cluster
used where inappropriate |
WW |
Wrong word (i.e., incorrect
lexical selection) |
NoK |
को usage inappropriate |
+ |
Good Hindi |
NoN, No ने |
ने construction
used where inappropriate |
++ |
Excellent Hindi |
NPr, NonProx |
Non-proximate pronoun
required (वह/वे, उस/उन) |
! |
Bad error. You should have
known this |
NSF |
No such grammatical form
exists |
!! |
Very bad error. Shame on
you!! |
NSW |
No such word exists |
? |
Can’t figure out what you’re
trying to say |
OC |
Oblique (not direct) case
form should be used |
̮̑ |
Close up
horizontally |
OIP |
Oblique Infinitive of
Purpose |
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(This list
is a subset of the Second-year
Hindi
list. Not all errors are applicable at present, but will
come into
relevance as we progress).