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Symbol	Explanation / Title / Shelf in CILL	Examples
A	Article Cobuild English Guides 3: Articles (Grammar shelf, Intermediate level)	A   A   She had the glass of milk and the apple for lunch. She had a glass of milk and an apple for lunch.
~~~~~	Expression Error Common English Errors in Hong Kong (Grammar shelf, Intermediate level)	I am hard to find a job in Hong Kong. It is difficult for me to find a job in Hong Kong. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
F	Formality Academic Writing Course (Unit 14) (Writing shelf, Intermediate level)	F Their research is rubbish.
G	Grammar - e.g. use of gerund and infinitive. Common English Errors in Hong Kong (Grammar shelf, Intermediate level)	G He want do good in the test. He wants to do well in the test.
P	Punctuation/Capital Letters Cobuild English Guides 8: Spelling (pages 16-18) (Vocabulary shelf, Intermediate level)	P the weather girl smiled and said P P tomorrow will be a bright clear and sunny day. P The weather girl smiled and said, "Tomorrow will be a bright, clear and sunny day".
POS	Part of speech Oxford Practice Grammar Intermediate with Tests (Unit 1) (Grammar shelf, Intermediate level)	POS They analysis the problem.
Prep	Preposition Cobuild English Guides 1: Prepositions (Grammar shelf, Intermediate level)	Prep She got on a taxi and went to the airport. She got in a taxi and went to the airport.
PV	Passive voice Grammar Troublespots (Unit 9) (Grammar shelf, Intermediate level)	PV They were award the prize.
S	Sentence Structure - The sentence is too long or doesn’t contain a subject or verb. Grammar Troublespots (Grammar shelf, Intermediate level)	S Walking down the street singing a song. She walked down the street singing a song.
S/Pl	Singular / plural Oxford Practice Grammar (p.194-201) (Grammar shelf, Intermediate level)	S/Pl A new staff joined the company.
Sp	Spelling Cobuild English Guides 8: Spelling (Vocabulary shelf, Intermediate level)	Sp He asked for a bowl of soop. He asked for a bowl of soup.
SVA	Subject-verb agreement Understanding English Grammar – for Chinese Learners (p. 14 -17) (Grammar shelf, Intermediate level)	SVA I likes it.
T	Verb Tense Get your tenses straight (Grammar shelf, Early intermediate level)	T   Last Sunday they  cycle from Shatin to Tai Po. Last Sunday they  cycled   from Shatin to Tai Po.
U	Uncountable nouns Developing Grammar in Context (Unit 34) (Grammar shelf, Intermediate level)	U This is important informations.
( ) or the	Word Not Needed Common English Errors in Hong Kong p.96 (Grammar shelf, Intermediate level)	She works part-time at (the) Mac Donald’s. She works part-time at the Mac Donald’s. She works part-time at Mac Donald’s.
^	Word Missing Common English Errors in Hong Kong (Grammar shelf, Intermediate level)	He ran to ^ office. He ran to the office.
WO	Word Order Common English Errors in Hong Kong p.95 (Grammar shelf, Intermediate level)	WO They like tennis playing. They like playing tennis.
WW	Wrong Word Common English Errors in Hong Kong p.84 (Grammar shelf, Intermediate level)	WW My father is a cooker. My father is a cook.

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