Editing
Identify the editing mistake:
"Their going to the store to buy candy."
"They're going to the store to buy candy."
Choose the correct verb:
"She (do/does) her chores every Saturday."
"She does her chores every Saturday."
Capitalize the proper noun in this sentence:
"my friend and i visited paris last summer."
"My friend and I visited Paris last summer."
Identify and correct the misspelled word:
"She recieve a letter yesterday."
"She received a letter yesterday."
Add the missing punctuation:
"Whats your favorite book."
"What's your favorite book?"
Which editing mark would you use to show where a missing word should be inserted?
Use an insertion mark (caret ^) or write the missing word above the line
Correct the subject-verb agreement:
"Neither of the boys have finished their project."
"Neither of the boys has finished his project."
"None of the boys has finished the project."
"Neither boy has finished his project."
Correct the capitalization error:
"The Declaration of independence was signed in 1776."
"The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776."
Correct the spelling and explain the rule:
"The accomodation was comfortable."
"The accommodation was comfortable."
Rule: double consonant after prefix/root in many -modation words
Fix the comma splice:
"I wanted to go to the concert, it was sold out."
"I wanted to go to the concert, but it was sold out."
"I wanted to go to the concert; it was sold out."
Rewrite this sentence to correct the run-on:
"I finished my homework I went outside to play."
"After I finished my homework, I went outside to play."
Correct the subject-verb agreement:
"The list of items (is/are) on the desk."
Explain why.
Explanation: The subject is "list" which is singular, so use "is".
Explain when to capitalize directions (north, south, east, west). Give one example where capitalization is required and on where it is not.
Capitalize directions when they name specific regions (ie "the West") but not when they indicate compass directions.
"She moved to the South to attend college."
"Drive south on Main Street for two miles."
Find the misspelled homophone and correct it:
"Their going to loose the game if they dont practice."
"They're going to lose the game if they don't practice."
Place punctuation correctly with quotation marks:
He said, I will finish it tomorrow.
He said, "I will finish it tomorrow."
Explain the difference between proofreading and editing in one sentence.
Proofreading checks for surface errors (spelling, punctuation); editing focuses on content, organization, clarity, and wording.
Combine these two sentences into one complex sentence using an appropriate subordinating conjunction:
"The bell rang. The students stopped talking."
"When the bell rang, the students stopped talking."
Fix capitalization in this sentence:
"on tuesday, mr. thompson assigned chapter five in the science book."
"On Tuesday, Mr. Thompson assigned chapter five in the science book."
One-word vs. two-word error:
correct the sentence:
"He ran everyday to improve his stamina."
"He ran every day to improve his stamina."
every day means each day
everyday means commonplace
Use punctuation to clarify meaning:
Rewrite without ambiguity:
"Let's eat grandma."
"Let's eat, Grandma."
Comma separates who you are addressing.
A peer review comment says: "This paragraph needs clearer transitions." Give two specific editing strategies the student can use to fix transitions.
Strategies: Add transitional words/phrases (however, therefore, meanwhile); Re-order sentences so ideas flow logically and add topic sentences or concluding sentences for clarity.
Identify and fix the misplaced modifier:
"Running quickly, the finish line was crossed by Maria."
"Running quickly, Maria crossed the finish line."
"Maria ran quickly and crossed the finish line."
Explain whether to capitalize the following title in a sentence and correct it if needed:
"the president of the united states visited our school."
"The President of the United States visited our school."
Capitalize formal titles used as a specific reference.
Identify the correctly spelled word from these three misspellings and rewrite the sentence correctly:
occurrence/occurrence/occurrence
"The rare occurence surprised everyone."
Occurrence
"The rare occurrence surprised everyone."
Correct punctuation in a complex sentence with parenthetical information:
"The conference which had been planned for months was, unfortunately, canceled due to weather."
Comma is used around nonrestrictive clause.