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    This document provides a checklist for correcting and proofreading written work. It includes questions to check for proper spelling, punctuation, capitalization, usage, and grammar. The checklist covers ensuring words are spelled correctly, sentences end with appropriate punctuation, commas and apostrophes are used correctly, capitalization rules are followed, verb tense and subject-verb agreement are consistent, and fragments or run-ons are avoided. The purpose is to thoroughly review all elements of writing to catch and fix any errors.

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    This document provides a checklist for correcting and proofreading written work. It includes questions to check for proper spelling, punctuation, capitalization, usage, and grammar. The checklist covers ensuring words are spelled correctly, sentences end with appropriate punctuation, commas and apostrophes are used correctly, capitalization rules are followed, verb tense and subject-verb agreement are consistent, and fragments or run-ons are avoided. The purpose is to thoroughly review all elements of writing to catch and fix any errors.

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    This document provides a checklist for correcting and proofreading written work. It includes questions to check for proper spelling, punctuation, capitalization, usage, and grammar. The checklist covers ensuring words are spelled correctly, sentences end with appropriate punctuation, commas and apostrophes are used correctly, capitalization rules are followed, verb tense and subject-verb agreement are consistent, and fragments or run-ons are avoided. The purpose is to thoroughly review all elements of writing to catch and fix any errors.

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    This document provides a checklist for correcting and proofreading written work. It includes questions to check for proper spelling, punctuation, capitalization, usage, and grammar. The checklist covers ensuring words are spelled correctly, sentences end with appropriate punctuation, commas and apostrophes are used correctly, capitalization rules are followed, verb tense and subject-verb agreement are consistent, and fragments or run-ons are avoided. The purpose is to thoroughly review all elements of writing to catch and fix any errors.

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    Correcting and Proofreading Checklist Correcting and Proofreading Checklist

    Spelling Spelling

    4 Have you spelled all of the words 4 Have you spelled all of the words
    correctly? correctly?
    4 Have you used the dictionary? 4 Have you used the dictionary?
    (Read your writing backwards one word (Read your writing backwards one word
    at a time when you check for spelling. at a time when you check for spelling.
    Then you can’t help but focus on each Then you can’t help but focus on each
    word and check it for spelling.) word and check it for spelling.)

    Punctuation Punctuation

    4 Does each sentence end with an end 4 Does each sentence end with an end
    punctuation mark? punctuation mark?
    4 Have you placed commas before the 4 Have you placed commas before the
    conjunctions and, but, or in compound conjunctions and, but, or in compound
    sentences? sentences?
    4 Have you used commas to set off items 4 Have you used commas to set off items
    in a series? in a series?
    4 Are apostrophes in place to show 4 Are apostrophes in place to show
    possession or to mark contractions? possession or to mark contractions?
    4 Have you properly punctuated any 4 Have you properly punctuated any
    conversation with quotation marks? conversation with quotation marks?

    Capitalization Capitalization

    4 Have you started sentences and 4 Have you started sentences and
    conversation with a capital letter? conversation with a capital letter?
    4 Have you capitalized specific people, 4 Have you capitalized specific people,
    places, or things? places, or things?

    Usage Usage

    4 Have you misused any of the commonly 4 Have you misused any of the commonly
    mixed homonyms such as there, their, mixed homonyms such as there, their,
    they’re, to, too, two, its, it’s, our, are, they’re, to, too, two, its, it’s, our, are,
    your, you’re? your, you’re?

    Grammar Grammar

    4 Do your subjects and verbs agree? 4 Do your subjects and verbs agree?
    4 Have you kept your verb tenses 4 Have you kept your verb tenses
    consistent? consistent?
    4 Have you used any sentence fragments 4 Have you used any sentence fragments
    or run-on sentences? or run-on sentences?
    Created by Ellen Gabor, Teachers.Net Gazette - http://teachers.net/gazette

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