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Name Editing and Proofreading
Get Ready to Proofread!
Errors in a written work can be very distracting for readers. Proofreading means to check your work for errors. Only when a text is error-free can your reader can concentrate on what it is you are saying.
Editor use special markings to indicate that there is an error in a text.
Study the proofreading marks below. You will use them to proofread the assigned text.
Take out. Spell Indent. Lowercase Add word.
correctly. letter.
Capitalize Add a period. Add a Add a
letter. question comma. mark.
Use this checklist when you are proofreading, to make sure that you have caught the most common errors:
Does every sentence begin with a capital letter?
Is every sentence a complete sentence? Are proper nouns capitalized? Do all subjects and verbs agree? Are there any skipped or missing words? Are all words spelled correctly? Are any words repeated twice in a row? Is every sentence correctly punctuated?