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Grammar Check Recommendations
Posted: 09 May 2023, 11:33
by Meghan Soderholm
Is there a specific grammar checker we are supposed to be using? I use Grammarly and OWL at Purdue for my reviews, but I keep getting point deductions for grammar. I type in the original sentence in my review and the editor's corrections and in Grammarly they are both correct.
I also proofread at least four times before I submit my reviews and I am still being docked. I also use some of Scott's posts in this forum.
Any suggestions will be a great help!
Thank you!
Re: Grammar Check Recommendations
Posted: 09 May 2023, 13:57
by MsH2k
Meghan Soderholm wrote: ↑09 May 2023, 11:33
Is there a specific grammar checker we are supposed to be using? I use Grammarly and OWL at Purdue for my reviews, but I keep getting point deductions for grammar. I type in the original sentence in my review and the editor's corrections and in Grammarly they are both correct.
I also proofread at least four times before I submit my reviews and I am still being docked. I also use some of Scott's posts in this forum.
Any suggestions will be a great help!
Thank you!
Hi Meghan,
OBC does not use a particular style guide, so if you can support your usage with a reputable source, you may have grounds to request a recheck. I use four grammar checkers, Natural Reader, read it aloud, and let it sit for a day somewhere in the process before I consider my review ready to submit. This topic in the review team support forum has great tips too:
viewtopic.php?f=132&t=49381
If you feel strongly that you were marked in error incorrectly, consider submitting a recheck request. I decide whether to submit a recheck request based on the technical scale of how much my right eye twitches when I get the scorecard.
Also remember that
you are allowed only a certain number of rechecks, but you do get your recheck count back if the editor changes the scorecard in response to your recheck request. If the editor doesn’t change their scorecard, and you still think you are right, you can request an admin recheck on the scorecard. You will get the recheck back if the admin changes the scorecard. If the admin does not change the scorecard, you will not only have lost an editor recheck but an admin recheck as well.
Be sure to thoroughly explain why you think it is written correctly and provide reference links when appropriate. You don’t have the opportunity to add to your recheck request if you decide to go for an admin recheck, so it is very important that the initial recheck request is thorough and complete.
All the best!

Re: Grammar Check Recommendations
Posted: 09 May 2023, 14:08
by MsH2k
MsH2k wrote: ↑09 May 2023, 13:57
Meghan Soderholm wrote: ↑09 May 2023, 11:33
Is there a specific grammar checker we are supposed to be using? I use Grammarly and OWL at Purdue for my reviews, but I keep getting point deductions for grammar. I type in the original sentence in my review and the editor's corrections and in Grammarly they are both correct.
I also proofread at least four times before I submit my reviews and I am still being docked. I also use some of Scott's posts in this forum.
Any suggestions will be a great help!
Thank you!
Hi Meghan,
OBC does not use a particular style guide, so if you can support your usage with a reputable source, you may have grounds to request a recheck. I use four grammar checkers, Natural Reader, read it aloud, and let it sit for a day somewhere in the process before I consider my review ready to submit. This topic in the review team support forum has great tips too:
viewtopic.php?f=132&t=49381
If you feel strongly that you were marked in error incorrectly, consider submitting a recheck request. I decide whether to submit a recheck request based on the technical scale of how much my right eye twitches when I get the scorecard.
Also remember that
you are allowed only a certain number of rechecks, but you do get your recheck count back if the editor changes the scorecard in response to your recheck request. If the editor doesn’t change their scorecard, and you still think you are right, you can request an admin recheck on the scorecard. You will get the recheck back if the admin changes the scorecard. If the admin does not change the scorecard, you will not only have lost an editor recheck but an admin recheck as well.
Be sure to thoroughly explain why you think it is written correctly and provide reference links when appropriate. You don’t have the opportunity to add to your recheck request if you decide to go for an admin recheck, so it is very important that the initial recheck request is thorough and complete.
All the best!
Oh, and BTW, the grammar checkers I use are Grammarly, ProwritingAid, scribens, and quillbot. There are others, but I feel I get a good representation using these four. I weigh the suggestions of some tools more heavily than others and reserve the right not to change my review if I think I am accurately reflecting what I want to communicate and can back it up with a reputable source.
Re: Grammar Check Recommendations
Posted: 18 May 2023, 07:28
by Meghan Soderholm
Thank you so much for the suggestions, and recommendations MsH2k! I got an 100% on my latest review. This tips were a great help! I have not tried Prowritingaid, but I tried Scribens, Grammarly, Quillbot, and Natural Reader, and they were great.
Re: Grammar Check Recommendations
Posted: 09 Jun 2023, 19:08
by MsH2k
Meghan Soderholm wrote: ↑18 May 2023, 07:28
Thank you so much for the suggestions, and recommendations MsH2k! I got an 100% on my latest review. This tips were a great help! I have not tried Prowritingaid, but I tried Scribens, Grammarly, Quillbot, and Natural Reader, and they were great.
That is great news! You are very welcome.
Keep up the good work!
