| Morphological |
1. Correct word, incorrect form (ClInF) |
Right word but in the wrong grammatical form. |
Using "ran" when "run" was the correct tense. |
| Lexical |
2. Incorrect style synonym (Styl) |
Word means the same but is inappropriate for the context. |
Using "commence" where "start" would be more appropriate. |
| 3. Incorrect word (InW) |
A completely wrong word is used. |
"Apple" instead of "orange". |
| 4. Extra word (ExW) |
An unnecessary word is added. |
"She is is going home." |
| 5. Missing word (MissW) |
A word from the original is omitted in the translation. |
Original: "She is going home." Translation: "She going home." |
| 6. Idiomatic expression (Idiom) |
Fails to translate idiomatic expressions correctly. |
"Kick the bucket" translated as a physical action. |
| Syntactic |
7. Wrong Punctuation (InP) |
Incorrect use of punctuation marks. |
"What is your name," instead of "What is your name?" |
| 8. Missing Punctuation (MissP) |
Omission of necessary punctuation marks. |
"She said hello" instead of "She said, hello." |
| 9. Word Order at Word level (WoW) |
Jumbled or incorrect order of words within a clause or phrase. |
"She home is going" instead of "She is going home." |
| 10. Word Order at Phrase level (WoPh) |
Larger chunks or phrases are rearranged in a disruptive manner. |
"Even though she was tired, she finished her work" rearranged inappropriately. |