Everybody writes. Some read. Few proofread. Let's do something about
that!
Proofreading and Editing
(Error Correction)
In addition
to developing a better vocabulary, proofreading and editing are the two most
essential skills you must learn when you are trying to improve your writing.
Proofreading means looking for grammar, punctuation and
spelling mistakes in your writing. These could be verb tense mistakes,
subject-verb agreement errors, sentence fragments, run-on sentences or comma
splices, incorrect singular or plurals as well as many other types of
errors. Editing simply means correcting the mistakes you have
found. (From https://learningenglishwithmichelle.blogspot.com.es).
Common errors that crop up:
- Run-on
sentences
- Subject-Verb
agreement
- Singular
and plural nouns
- Pronoun
agreement
- Articles (the social
networks are ...)
-
Contractions
-
Capitalization (english instead
of English)
- Verb tense
errors
- Verb
patterns (what pattern follows recommend and suggest, for
instance?).
- Sloppy
errors (wich instead of which)
- Punctuation
- New
paragraph
- Use words
correctly (Every day means “each day,” while everyday means
“common.”).
- Spelling
Now, the fix. Are you up
for some practice?
Run-on sentences quizzes.
Subject-verb agreement quizzes.
Verb phrases quizzes.
Writing support: Verb tenses
exercise.
Interactions 2 Writing: Choose any
chapter so to practise different areas of vocabulary and go through the
exercises. There is a revising and editing section at the end of each one.
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