Proofreading Marks A
The process of correcting or making changes to a document
Edit,Revise or Proofreading
What does three lines under a word mean?
Capitalize
Why is it important to proofread?
To make sure your audience can
read your work
Name a type of word that gets capitalized
proper nouns
I in a sentence
Beginning of sentences
What mark is used to indicate a new paragraph?
An arrow pointing to the right.
The word processing feature that checks your document for spelling errors
Spell Check
What mark of punctuation do you use after the greeting and the closing in a letter
a comma
Where would you find proofreading marks?
On a first draft or final copy
First or rough draft
How do you edit a document and show a word is misspelled?
write sp. above the word
or you can circle the word then write sp
above the word
what editing 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
What does # proofreading sign mean?
Add a 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 a question
?
What proofreading mark shows you need to close the gap?
the low arc
Besides showing possession, when else do writers use apostrophes?
In contractions
When would a writer choose to use a question mark?
When asking a question
What size font should a document be typed in?
12
Name one time you use a comma
After the greeting in a letter
to separate words in a series
How would you show the writer that the sentence didn't make sense?
underline it
When editing a paper - how do you show you need to capitalize a word
3 lines under the first letter of the word
What are these punctuation marks called " "?
And when do you use them?
Quotation marks
You use them in dialogue.