2. What is proofreading?

3. Common Mistakes

4. Punctuation

5. Capitalization

6. Word Usage

7. Common Proofreading Marks
When checking your writing, you teachers write
marks so that you can correct later. Here you
will see some common marks.
Abbreviation/ Meaning
Symbol
Agr (S/V)
Subject-Verb agreement
Agr (P/A)
Pronoun antecedent agreement
Cap
Capitalization
cs
Comma splice

8. Common Proofreading Marks
Abbreviation/ Meaning
Symbol
Frag
r-o
sp
T

Fragment
Run-on sentence
Spelling
Tense
Period

9. Common Proofreading Marks
Abbreviation/ Meaning
Symbol
(?)
(!)
⋏
Question mark
Exclamation mark
Insert
the
#
Delete
Space