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Proofreading Marks

Proofreading Marks. Delete. Use when you have an extra word or letter. Examples: Police men cannot be credulous or or they will lose their jobs. (Mark E.) Teachers arre very didactic because they are very instructive. (Oscar P.)

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Proofreading Marks

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  1. Proofreading Marks

  2. Delete Use when you have an extra word or letter. Examples: • Police men cannot be credulous or or they will lose their jobs. (Mark E.) • Teachers arre very didactic because they are very instructive. (Oscar P.) • I can’t believe he he would have the audacity to give me a 70, that paper was a 100! (Lauren C.)

  3. Insert letter, word, phrase, etc Use when you are missing a letter, word, or phrase, etc) Examples: • The boy very contrite when he told his sister the truth. (Itzel G.) • I wish my house was tranquil, but is always lots of noise. (Jose M.) • Our coach is didactic with every technique teaches us; therefore, we are really good at softball. (Aleen G.)

  4. Insert Comma Rule 1. Use a comma to separate the elements in a series (three or more things), including the last two. Example: "He hit the ball dropped the bat and ran to first base." Rule 2. Use a comma + a little conjunction (and, but, for, nor, yet, or, so) to connect two independent clauses. Example: "He hit the ball well but he ran toward third base." Rule 3. Use a comma to set off introductory elements. Example: Running toward third base he suddenly realized how stupid he looked.

  5. Comma cont. Rule 4. Use a comma to set off parenthetical elements (elements of the sentence that can be removed without changing the meaning of the sentence). Example: The Founders Bridge which spans the Connecticut River is falling down. *Appositives are almost always treated as parenthetical elements.  Example: Calhoun's ambition, to become a goalie in professional soccer, is within his reach. Eleanor, his wife of thirty years, suddenly decided to open her own business.

  6. Insert Quotations Rule 1. Use quotation marks to set off and represent exact language (either spoken or written) that has come from somebody else. 1. Peter, while waiting to go to the movies, began asking people, Are you Big Fat Paulie? Rule 2. Use quotation marks to designate speech acts in fiction and sometimes poetry. 2. You must lie better than that, Bella, the voice urged. (Meyer 238)

  7. Insert an Apostrophe Rule 1. Use to show ownership. Example: Mary s car is new. The students group project was complete. Rule 2. Use with contractions. Example: It s (it is) very pretty. Didn t (Did not) I turn that in yesterday?

  8. Insert End Marks Use when an end mark is wrong or missing. Examples: • Where will we go for dinner. • The sky is blue? • Yikes That was scary

  9. Letter Needs to be Capitalized Rule 1. Capitalize the first word of a quoted sentence. Examples: He said, "Treat her as you would your own daughter.” "Look out!" she screamed. "You almost ran into my child." Rule 2. Capitalize a proper noun. Example: Golden Gate Bridge Rule 3. Capitalize a person's title when it precedes the name. Do not capitalize when the title is acting as a description following the name. Examples: Chairperson Petrov Ms. Petrov, the chairperson of the company, will address us at noon. Rule 4. Capitalize the person's title when it follows the name on the address or signature line. Example: Sincerely, Ms. Haines, Chairperson

  10. Capitalization Continued Rule 5. Do not capitalize names of seasons. Example: I love autumn colors and spring flowers. Rule 6. Capitalize the first word of a salutation and the first word of a complimentary close. Examples: Dear Ms. Mohamed: My dear Mr. Sanchez: Very truly yours, Rule 7. Capitalize words derived from proper nouns. Example: I must take English and math. English is capitalized because it comes from the proper noun England, but math does not come from Mathland. Rule 8. Capitalize the names of specific course titles. Example: I must take history and Algebra 2.

  11. Capitalization • the ice on boston is muddy. • i was only nineteen. it’s not the age of reason. i didn’t have a reason. • i’m sorry ms.jackson, i am for real. • The golden gate bridge

  12. Letter Needs to be Lower Case *See capitalization rules. • I Went Down, Down, Down in a burning ring of Fire. • It’s hard to sAy that I would rather stay aWake when I’m Asleep. • I Said, “In these shoes? I Don’t thInksO.

  13. Transpose Letters or Words Use if you have switched words or letters in a sentence. Examples: • Don’t put so much plood on your fate. • Stop eating while I’m smoking. • Tonight we will all wrokunitl midnight.

  14. Close Space Use to show spaces need to be taken out. Examples: • Please remember not to leave too much space between words. • It is very annoying to grade. • You only double-space after periods in a paragraph.

  15. Needs Space Use to show where space needs to be added. Examples: 1.People oftenforgettopressthespacebarwhenthey type. 2. Itisadifficultthingto mimic. 3. Doyouhaveaheadacheyet?

  16. Spelling Error Use to show spelling mistakes. Examples: • I have oftinmispellwurds when I do knot proofreed. • Kats love to chase mousesarond the room. • Acccross the park you will find a fountane with majackle coins.

  17. Start new Paragraph Paragraphs should be around three to five sentences. Each paragraph should be one complete idea. If you start a new idea, you should start a new paragraph.

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