Proofreading Marks A
The process of correcting or making changes to a document
Edit or Revise
The distance on either side of a punctuation mark
Spacing
How many spaces after a . that is used with initials
one space J.M.
Words that sound the same but have different meanings
Homonyms
What mark is used to indicate a new paragraph?
C with lines
The word processing feature that checks your document for grammatical errors
Spelling/Grammar Check
It is a word processing feature that finds synonyms
Thesaurus
How many spaces are used when typing after a comma ,
1 space (1)
How do you edit a document and show a word is misspelled?
circle and write sp.
what punctuation mark shows the reader they need to delete a word?
loop with a line (e on it's side)
Peer Editing
/ - mark means this
Lowercase Mark
How many spaces come after a semi-colon in a word document
1 space - ;
What punctuation mark do you use to show possession
apostrophe (')
What punctuation marks indicate dialogue or one character speaking to another?
quotation marks " "
Symbols that are used to mark corrections and changes to a document
Proofreader Marks
This punctuation mark indicates you have a list of items......
the colon :
How many spaces come after a questions mark (?)
Two (2)
What is the correct heading for all word documents?
Name, Date, Class, and Instructor
When one word is the opposite of another it is known as a
Antonym
What size font should a document be typed in?
10 or 12
How many spaces after a : (colon)
2 spaces
What font format should our document be in?
Times New Roman /Ariel
When editing a paper - how do you show you need to capitalize a word
3 lines under the first letter of the word
What mark shows that there is more information in the document but it has been left out