curl --request GET \
--url https://api.copyleaks.com/v1/writing-feedback/correction-types/en
{
"correctionTypes": [
{
"title": "General",
"description": "A general correction detected.",
"message": "A general correction detected",
"id": 1,
"category": 2
}
]
}
Grammar Checker
Get Correction Types
Get a list of correction types supported within the Grammar Checker API.
GET
/
v1
/
writing-feedback
/
correction-types
/
{language_code}
curl --request GET \
--url https://api.copyleaks.com/v1/writing-feedback/correction-types/en
{
"correctionTypes": [
{
"title": "General",
"description": "A general correction detected.",
"message": "A general correction detected",
"id": 1,
"category": 2
}
]
}
curl --request GET \
--url https://api.copyleaks.com/v1/writing-feedback/correction-types/en
{
"correctionTypes": [
{
"title": "General",
"description": "A general correction detected.",
"message": "A general correction detected",
"id": 1,
"category": 2
}
]
}
This endpoint does not require authentication.
Request
Path Parameters
The language for the returned texts to be in. Language codes are in ISO 639-1 standard. Supported Values: en - English
Response
- 200
- 400
200 OK - The command was executed.
{
"correctionTypes": [
{
"title": "General",
"description": "A general correction detected.",
"message": "A general correction detected",
"id": 1,
"category": 2
},
{
"title": "Subject Verb Disagreement",
"description": "The subject and verb do not agree in number.",
"message": "Subject-verb disagreement detected",
"id": 2,
"category": 2
},
{
"title": "Noun Form",
"description": "Using an incorrect form of a noun (such as pluralization or possessive form) in a sentence.",
"message": "Use a different noun form",
"id": 3,
"category": 2
},
{
"title": "Verb Form",
"description": "Using an incorrect form of a verb (such as tense, aspect, or agreement) in a sentence results.",
"message": "Use a different verb form",
"id": 4,
"category": 2
},
{
"title": "Article",
"description": "Using the wrong article (a, an, or the) or omitting an article inappropriately in a sentence.",
"message": "Use the appropriate article",
"id": 5,
"category": 2
},
{
"title": "Preposition",
"description": "Using the wrong preposition or misplacing a preposition in a sentence.",
"message": "Incorrect preposition usage",
"id": 6,
"category": 2
},
{
"title": "Pronoun",
"description": "Using an incorrect pronoun or misplacing a pronoun in a sentence.",
"message": "Incorrect pronoun usage",
"id": 7,
"category": 2
},
{
"title": "Part of Speech",
"description": "Misusing or misidentifying a word's grammatical category, such as confusing a noun with a verb.",
"message": "Incorrect part of speech",
"id": 8,
"category": 2
},
{
"title": "Conjunction",
"description": "Misusing or misplacing conjunctions, which are words that connect words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence.",
"message": "Incorrect conjunction usage",
"id": 9,
"category": 2
},
{
"title": "Misused Word",
"description": "Words that are used incorrectly or inappropriately in a given context.",
"message": "Use a different word to convey the message",
"id": 10,
"category": 3
},
{
"title": "Homophone",
"description": "Confusing two words that phonetically sound similar but have a different meaning (e.g., \"their\" and \"there\" or \"to\" and \"too\").",
"message": "Incorrect homophone usage detected",
"id": 11,
"category": 3
},
{
"title": "Capitalization",
"description": "Word was not capitalized correctly (e.g. “paris” should be “Paris”).",
"message": "Incorrect capitalization",
"id": 12,
"category": 4
},
{
"title": "Hyphen",
"description": "Incorrect or inconsistent use of hyphens in a sentence.",
"message": "Hyphen usage is incorrect",
"id": 13,
"category": 4
},
{
"title": "Punctuation",
"description": "Incorrect use of punctuation marks, such as commas, periods, semicolons, or colons.",
"message": "Incorrect punctuation usage",
"id": 14,
"category": 4
},
{
"title": "Comma",
"description": "Incorrect use of commas in sentences.",
"message": "Incorrect comma usage",
"id": 15,
"category": 4
},
{
"title": "Apostrophe",
"description": "Incorrect use of apostrophes in sentences.",
"message": "Incorrect apostrophe usage",
"id": 16,
"category": 4
},
{
"title": "Space",
"description": "Missing or extra spaces detected in sentence.",
"message": "Missing or extra spaces",
"id": 17,
"category": 4
},
{
"title": "Spelling",
"description": "Misspelling of a word.",
"message": "Misspelling detected",
"id": 18,
"category": 4
},
{
"title": "Fused Sentence",
"description": "When two independent clauses are incorrectly joined without appropriate punctuation or conjunction.",
"message": "Fused sentence detected",
"id": 19,
"category": 1
},
{
"title": "Comma Splice",
"description": "Two independent clauses are incorrectly joined by a comma without a coordinating conjunction or appropriate punctuation.",
"message": "Comma splice detected",
"id": 20,
"category": 1
},
{
"title": "Sentence Fragments",
"description": "When a group of words appears to be a sentence but is incomplete because it lacks a subject, a predicate, or both.",
"message": "Ensure your sentence has a complete subject and predicate",
"id": 21,
"category": 1
},
{
"title": "Ineffective Construction",
"description": "Refers to sentences or phrases that are poorly constructed or lack clarity, making it difficult for readers to understand the intended meaning.",
"message": "Revise the sentence for better clarity and structure",
"id": 22,
"category": 1
},
{
"title": "Extra Words",
"description": "Sentences that contain unnecessary or redundant words, which can be removed for clearer and more concise writing.",
"message": "Sentence contains extra words",
"id": 23,
"category": 1
},
{
"title": "Missing Words",
"description": "Identifies sentences that are missing essential words, resulting in incomplete or unclear meaning.",
"message": "Sentence with missing words",
"id": 24,
"category": 1
},
{
"title": "Adjective Gender Agreement",
"description": "Detects errors in the gender agreement between adjectives and nouns.",
"message": "Gender agreement mismatch in adjectives",
"id": 25,
"category": 2
},
{
"title": "Adjective Number Agreement",
"description": "Highlights discrepancies in the number agreement between adjectives and nouns for improved grammatical precision.",
"message": "Number agreement error with adjectives",
"id": 26,
"category": 2
},
{
"title": "Article Gender Agreement",
"description": "Agreement between articles and nouns in terms of gender is incorrect, ensuring grammatical accuracy.",
"message": "Gender agreement error in articles",
"id": 27,
"category": 2
},
{
"title": "Article Number Agreement",
"description": "Number mismatch between articles and nouns creating inconsistency in how they refer to the same or similar elements in a sentence.",
"message": "Number agreement error in articles",
"id": 28,
"category": 2
},
{
"title": "Noun Gender Agreement",
"description": "Lack of agreement between nouns and their associated genders, ensuring grammatical harmony.",
"message": "Gender agreement error with nouns",
"id": 29,
"category": 2
},
{
"title": "Subjunctive Mood",
"description": "Identifies the incorrect usage of the subjunctive mood in sentences, ensuring proper expression of hypothetical or unreal situations.",
"message": "Subjunctive mood misuse",
"id": 30,
"category": 2
},
{
"title": "Compound Word Error",
"description": "Identifies incorrect compound word usage.",
"message": "Compound word usage error",
"id": 31,
"category": 2
},
{
"title": "Mood Inconsistency",
"description": "Detects inconsistencies in the expression of mood within a sentence, ensuring cohesive writing.",
"message": "Inconsistency in mood detected",
"id": 32,
"category": 2
},
{
"title": "Accent Error",
"description": "Highlights deviations in accents, promoting uniform language usage.",
"message": "Incorrect or missing usage of accents",
"id": 33,
"category": 4
},
{
"title": "Homoglyph Error",
"description": "Non-standard characters that resemble standard ones have been detected.",
"message": "Homoglyphs detected in text",
"id": 34,
"category": 2
}
]
}
400 Bad Request - Bad request. Language not supported.
Body
List of correction types and corresponding user interface information.
Show properties
Show properties
Shortened capitalized name of the correction.
A short explanation of the correction.
A longer, more explicit explanation of the correction.
An identifier for the correction type.
Unsigned integer. Category of the correction type.Available Values:
1: Sentence Structure2: Grammar3: Word Choice4: Mechanics
>= 1⌘I

