To think my essay should be marked again?

[muminthecity]

I am just reaching the end of my second year as a part time student at university. I have just received a mark for one of my essays (68% - 2% away from a first.) Looking through the comments from my tutor, there are several which criticise my grammar incorrectly. For example, where I have written
Where I have written "One of the ways children learn," the word "ways" has been highlighted, with a comment saying that it needs an apostrophe before the s. This is surely incorrect? There are other examples where the tutor has said I need an apostrophe which are just incorrect.

In another part of the essay I have written 'as well as through interaction with the environment.' She has highlighted the word 'through' and said it should be 'though,' but then the sentence wouldn't make any sense!

These are just a few examples, there are many, many more.

AIBU to contact my tutor about this and ask for the essay to be marked again? Do you think it would make any difference to my mark?

I'm an external examiner and if I saw those comments on a student's work I would question whether the grading overall was acceptable.

Why comment on grammar if it's not influencing the mark? I am uptight about grammar ( and in your examples I'd agree with you). I don't comment on it at exam boards unless the marking takes it in to account.

According to my tutor there is an option on turnitin for the marker to turn on the grammar notifications. Many choose not to use them, presumably because they are so inaccurate, as in this case. However, the fact that my grammar was marked as 'excellent' means that the lecturer did not use these notifications in her overall marking. I couldn't have scored any higher for SPAG.

Interesting thread