Proofreading Symbols
Circle errors or use proofreading symbols so you can mark problems and return to correct them later.
Circle any questions you have about rules you are unclear about, and then check with a grammar guide, a tutor, or an instructor as to whether or not you have found a legitimate error.
Draw a box around the first word of each sentence. Read the paper backwards sentence by sentence,ignoring the flow, and concentrate on each individual sentence.
Some commonly used corrections are as follows:Circle any questions you have about rules you are unclear about, and then check with a grammar guide, a tutor, or an instructor as to whether or not you have found a legitimate error.
Draw a box around the first word of each sentence. Read the paper backwards sentence by sentence,ignoring the flow, and concentrate on each individual sentence.
| art ad cap coord cs dm -ed frag ¶ ref ro rts -s irreg sp sub t trans vb // ^ p | incorrect or missing article misuse of adverb or adjective capital letter faulty coordination comma splice dangling modifier error in -ed ending sentence fragment / incomplete new paragraph error in pronoun reference run-on sentence or run-together sentence error in -s ending error in irregular verb misspelled word faulty subordination error in verb tense transition needed error in verb form faulty parallelism insert error in punctuation |
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