February
16
Proof Reading and Editing Checklist
Punctuation:
I have included
- capital letters for: beginning sentences, proper nouns and titles
- question marks
- full stops
- commas: in lists, for pauses and to make meaning clear
- apostrophes: for contractions (e.g. do not becomes don’t) and to show ownership (e.g. That is Lee’s pet dog.)
- exclamation marks
- quotation marks (speaking marks)
- colons: in titles, for set of lists
- semi-colons
- brackets: round or square
- hyphens
Spelling:
I have
- checked the spelling of any unknown words
- not confused words that sound the same
- used correct endings for plurals
Grammar:
I have included
- a varity of different verbs
- correct verb tenses (past, present, and future tenses) (verb tense activities 1, 2, 3)
- correct verb-subject agreement
(e.g. The rubbish bin (singular subject) was (verb) full. or The rubbishbins (plural subject) were (verb) full.)
- appropriate adverbs to describe verbs
- suitable nouns
- appropriate pronouns
- interesting adjectives
- suitable conjunctions
(A conjunction is a part of speech that connects two words, phrases or clauses together.)
- a variety of prepositions
(A Preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence e.g. under, with, on, at, to
The cat went under the table)
Writing:
I have read through my writing to check that
- it makes sense
- it is easy to understand
- paragraphing is appropriate
- there are no double negatives
(e.g. I am not going to buy no bananas)
For some proofreading practice try –
(for more resources check out http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy2.htm)
iteracy2.htm)