This document outlines marking codes that teachers use in student work. A paragraph mark in the margin means a new paragraph is needed. A caret indicates a missing word. A P shows a capitalization or punctuation error. Gr-H denotes incorrect homophones. A question mark means a sentence is unclear. Sp signifies a spelling mistake. Subject codes may also be included, such as R for showing math work or Gr for grammar errors.

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.