Which of these should you look for when proofreading?
Which of these should you look for when proofreading?
When proofreading you need to look not just for spelling mistakes, but for capital letters that are missing or in the wrong place, words that have been left out, mistakes in grammar and writing that doesn't make sense.
What are five things you need to watch for in proofreading?
- Checking your spelling is always important—but relying on SpellCheck is insufficient. ...
- Run-on sentences. ...
- Formality. ...
- Subject/verb agreement. ...
- Finally, try to be aware of words that you may be overusing.
What are the basics of proofreading?
- Look for sentence fragments and run-on sentences.
- Check to make sure you have used the correct verb: · Does your verb agree with your subject? ...
- Check that you use pronouns correctly: · ...
- Check for commonly confused words such as their, there, and they're.
- Check your punctuation.