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1. PROOFREADING

2. PROOFREADING Proofreading means giving a finished piece one final look to catch mistakes . Proofreading involves reading your document to correct the smaller typographical, grammatical, and spelling errors. 2

3. TIPS FOR PROOFREADING

4. TIPS FOR PROOFREADING Don’t rely on spelling and grammar checkers. Distance yourself from your work. Read your text aloud and slowly.  Go through the paper backwards .  4

5. TIPS FOR PROOFREADING Check for familiar errors. Proofread for one type of error at a time . Ask someone else to look over the document. 5

6. The proofreading process becomes more efficient as you develop and practice a systematic strategy. 6

7. PROOFREADING SYMBOLS Proofreading symbols are the marks that a proofreader makes on a paper when they edit it. They are a coded set of instructions that point out where mistakes have been made and how a piece of writing can be improved. They are aimed at highlighting grammatical and punctuation errors as well as layout, formatting and vocabulary issues on a hard copy document  7

8. DELETE E xample: to err is not human

9. DELETE E xample: to err is not human

10. INSERT E xample: to err human

11. INSERT E xample: to err human is

12. CLOSE UP SPACE E xample: The tolerances are with in the range.

13. CLOSE UP SPACE E xample: The tolerances are with in the range.

14. DELETE AND CLOSE UP E xample: Deltete and close up the gap.

15. DELETE AND CLOSE UP E xample: Deltete and close up the gap.

16. SPACE E xample: Theprocedure is incorrect. #

17. SPACE E xample: Theprocedure is incorrect. # #

18. TRANSPOSE E xample: I proofread work her.

19. TRANSPOSE E xample: I proofread work her.

20. Lowercase E xample: The Engineer and manager agreed.

21. Lowercase E xample: The Engineer and manager agreed.

22. Capitalize E xample: A representative of nasa was present

23. Capitalize E xample: A representative of nasa was present

24. Let stand E xample: to err is human stet

25. Let stand E xample: to err is human stet stet

26. INSERT PERIOD E xample: Rewrite the procedure Then complete the tasks. .

27. INSERT PERIOD E xample: Rewrite the procedure Then complete the tasks. . .

28. INSERT PERIOD E xample: Rewrite the procedure Then complete the tasks. . .

29. INSERT APOSTROPHE E xample: The companys policies were rewritten .

30. INSERT APOSTROPHE E xample: The companys policies were rewritten .

31. INSERT COMMA E xample: Apply pressure to the first second and third bolts.

32. INSERT COMMA E xample: Apply pressure to the first second and third bolts.

33. INSERT COLON E xample: There were three items nuts, bolts, and screws.

34. INSERT COLON E xample: There were three items nuts, bolts, and screws.

35. INSERT QUOTATION MARKS E xample: Li said, I wish I had a horse.

36. INSERT QUOTATION MARKS E xample: Li said, I wish I had a horse.

37. SPELL OUT E xample: The info was incorrect.

38. SPELL OUT E xample: The info was incorrect.

39. SPELL OUT E xample: The info was incorrect.

40. BEGIN PARAGRAPH E xample: “I knew it,” I said. “I thought so,” she replied. .

41. BEGIN PARAGRAPH E xample: “I knew it,” I said. “I thought so,” she replied. .

42. CENTER Example: The Write Moment

43. MOVE LEFT Example: Remove the faulty part.

44. MOVE RIGHT Example: Remove the faulty part.

45. Set in italics Example:

46. Set in bold Example: