PROOF READING

BY
SUNDARA REDDY ARUN
PROOF READING

 Trying to find a mistake in a sentence and

correcting it.

 While writing anything for publication,

never skip the proof reading.
Common Mistakes:

 Punctuation

 Capitalization

 Word Usage

 Run-On sentences
Punctuation

 End marks – periods, question marks, and

exclamations marks

 Commas – date, words in a series

 Abbreviations and Titles

 Quotation Marks
Can You Correct These Sentences?

 I see the deer in the distance

 What a delicious pizza this is

 My birthday is November 20 1955

 Dr Smith moved to Washington.

 Stand over there, said the teacher

Answers…
 I see the deer in the distance.

 What a delicious pizza this is!

 My birthday is November 20, 1955

 Dr. Smith moved to Washington.

 “Stand over there,” said the teacher.

Capitalization

 Beginning of sentence

 Proper Nouns

 Titles
Can you correct these sentences?

 he visited the Space Museum.

 emily smith goes to maple ridge school.

 Have you read did you carry the flag

today,Charlie?
Answers…
 He visited the Space Museum.

 Emily Smith goes to Maple Ridge

School.

 Have you read Did You Carry the Flag

Today, Charlie?
Word Usage

 Verb Tense

 Subject-Verb Agreement

 Possessives

 Plurals
Can you correct these sentences?

 He seen a rabbit in the yard.

 Boxes was in her bedroom.

 Those boys toys disappeared.

 Their desks were messy today.

Answers…
 He saw a rabbit in the yard.

 Boxes were in her bedroom.

 Those boys’ toys disappeared.

 Their desks were messy today.

Run-on sentences
 Topic Sentence-The topic sentence of a paragraph states the
main idea and attracts the reader's interest.

 Complete sentences-A complete sentence is a group of

words that expresses a complete thought (and has a subject and a verb).

 Capital Letters-Capital letters are used at the beginning of each

sentence and for proper nouns.

 Ending Punctuation-A period is used at the end of a

statement or command. A question mark is used at the end of a question.
An exclamation point is used at the end of an exclamatory sentence.
Choose the topic sentence that
best fits the paragraph.
 ________________________ I am nine years old and
am in the third grade. I like chocolate ice cream and
swimming in the lake.

 A. I am a soccer player.

 B. My name is Matthew Magee.

 C. How old are you?

Answers…

 ________________________ I am nine years old and

am in the third grade. I like chocolate ice cream and
swimming in the lake.

 A. I am a soccer player.

 B. My name is Matthew Magee.

 C. How old are you?

Choose the answer that is written
correctly.

 A. While he worked on the computer.

 B. On the computer Eric spends his time he likes

to play.

 C. Eric spends his spare time playing on the

computer.

 D. As Eric spent his vacation.

Answers…

 A. While he worked on the computer.

 B. On the computer Eric spends his time he likes

to play.

 C. Eric spends his spare time playing on the

computer.

 D. As Eric spent his vacation.

Which part of the sentence has a
capitalization error?
 Last night | I saw Mrs. | jones at the | school
talent show.

 A. Last night

 B. I saw Mrs.

 C. jones at the

 D. school talent show.

Answers…
 Last night | I saw Mrs. | jones at the | school
talent show.

 A. Last night

 B. I saw Mrs.

 C. jones at the

 D. school talent show.

Choose the answer that shows the best
punctuation for the underlined part.

 The girls raided the kitchen they were hungry

after the long training run.

 A. kitchen they

 B. kitchen. They

 C. kitchen, they

 D. kitchen; They
Answers…
 The girls raided the kitchen they were
hungry after the long training run.

 A. kitchen they

 B. kitchen. They

 C. kitchen, they

 D. kitchen; They
Four tips for proof reading
 Check your spelling.

 Take a break.

 Read it aloud.
 Have somebody else read it.
COVER LETTER

 WHAT IS COVER LETTER?

 SAMPLE COVER LETTER