Editing and Proofreading What are they exactly? Why do writers use them?

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Editing and Proofreading What are they exactly? Why do writers use them?

Remember C-pugs.

No, not those kind of pugs. C-pugs is a way to remember the top five things to do when writers are editing and proofreading.

C is for capitalization When do writers use it? -Proper nouns, the first word of a sentence, the word I, and first word inside a set of dialogue. Here are some examples: 1. Harrisburg, Hammy, and the word I. 2. Keri said, “That was fun.”

P is for punctuation What is punctuation? -Marks that change meaning or tell readers when to stop. -Examples of punctuation are., ! ? ; : “ ‘ Example: 1. Whiskers, who wants to become an acrobat, has a friend mouse. 2. Jake said, “Let’s go.”

Find the punctuation mistakes.

U is for usage. What is meant by usage? -It means choosing the correct word to get your meaning across. -Remember spell check on the computer doesn’t know how you intended to use a word. Here are some examples: Write down the whole sentence, then circle the correct choice. 1. They’re/Their/There going to the mall today. 2. Go get our/are papers from the printer

What word is used incorrectly?

G is for grammar What does it include? -Sentence/verb agreements, fragments, using the right part of speech. Here are some examples: Circle the correct choice 1. They ran quick or quickly. Change from a fragment to a sentence. 2. When the phone rang, Correct this sentence. 3.The girls got her books. Write a sentence with a pronoun problem. 4. Start a sentence with because 5.

Find the grammar mistake.

S is for spelling -When writers make spelling mistakes, they seem uneducated even if they are not. Examples Use both in one sentence. 1. steel, steal a 2. you’re, your a. 3. weather, whether a. 4. then, than a. 5. a.

Find the spelling mistake.

Why should I do this? -C-pugs make it easy to remember the top five ways. -People judge how credible if you make many mistakes.

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