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Let’s Proofread

Let’s Proofread. Language Arts. What is proofreading?. Proofreading a sentence means trying to find a mistake and correct it. Common Mistakes:. Punctuation Capitalization Word Usage Run-On sentences. Punctuation. End marks – periods, question marks, and exclamations marks

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Let’s Proofread

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  1. Let’s Proofread Language Arts

  2. What is proofreading? • Proofreading a sentence means trying to find a mistake and correct it.

  3. Common Mistakes: • Punctuation • Capitalization • Word Usage • Run-On sentences

  4. Punctuation • End marks – periods, question marks, and exclamations marks • Commas – date, words in a series • Abbreviations and Titles • Quotation Marks

  5. Can You Correct These Sentences? • I see the deer in the distance • What a delicious pizza this is • My birthday is November 20 1955 • Dr Smith moved to Washington. • Stand over there, said the teacher.

  6. Can You Correct These Sentences? • I see the deer in the distance. • What a delicious pizza this is! • My birthday is November 20, 1955 • Dr. Smith moved to Washington. • “Stand over there,” said the teacher.

  7. When should I ALWAYS capitalize? • Beginning of sentence • Proper Nouns • Titles

  8. Can you correct these sentences? • Shhe visited the Space Museum. • emily smith goes to maple ridge school. • Have you read did you carry the flagtoday,Charlie?

  9. Can you correct these sentences? • He visited the Space Museum. • Emily Smith goes to Maple Ridge School. • Have you read Did You Carry the FlagToday,Charlie?

  10. Word Usage • Verb Tense • Subject-Verb Agreement • Possessives • Plurals

  11. Can you correct these sentences? • He seen a rabbit in the yard. • Boxes was in her bedroom. • Those boys toys disappeared. • Their desks were messy today.

  12. Can you correct these sentences? • He saw a rabbit in the yard. • Boxes were in her bedroom. • Those boys’ toys disappeared. • Their desks were messy today.

  13. How did you do? • For more practice, print and complete the following. • Proofreading • Finding More Violators

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