P3 Proofreading Marks Poster

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P3 Proofreading Marks

Word Choice: choose a better word


wc The boy was so sad.
Tim was so depressed.

Grammar: Fix a grammar mistake- verb tense/plurals


gr All the child is on different bus.
All the children were on different buses.

Spelling: Fix a spelling mistake


sp Fix the spelling mitake in this sentens.
Fix the spelling mistake in this sentence.

Capitalize
the first word in a sentence and names – ms. selene, korat, need capital letters.
The first word in a sentence and names – Ms. Selene, Korat, need capital letters.

Make lowercase
The word does not need a Capital Letter.

. ,
The word does not need a capital letter.

?

Add
! punctuation
marks
Switch the order of the words
The brown giant bear was in the green large forest.
The giant brown bear was in the large green forest.
Too much space between words
I lost my bag in the hall way.
I lost my bag in the hallway.

Start a new paragraph

Add a missing word or phrase


Read your writing ^ it makes sense.
Read your writing to make sure it makes sense.
Remove
The word or phrase is not needed too much in the sentence.
The word or phrase is not needed in the sentence.

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