What is proofreading?

Common Mistakes

Punctuation

Capitalization

Word Usage

Common Proofreading Marks

Abbreviation/Symbol

Meaning

Agr (S/V) Subject-Verb agreement Agr (P/A) Pronoun antecedent agreement Cap Capitalization cs Comma splice

When checking your writing, you teachers write marks so that you can correct later. Here you will see some common marks.

Common Proofreading Marks

Abbreviation/Symbol

Meaning

Frag Fragment r-o Run-on sentence sp Spelling T Tense Period

Common Proofreading Marks Abbreviation/Symbol

Meaning

(?) Question mark (!) Exclamation mark ⋏ Insert the Delete # Space