Proofreading and Editing

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

• In the dead of night. The van pulled up.

• Chuck would not, give Jamie a seat.

• Over coffee and toast, Kelly told me about her new home.

• Over coffee and toast Kelly told me about her new home.

Which of the underlined words or phrases in the following sentence could be deleted without changing the meaning? Various different companies offer incentive plans to their employees.

• different

• incentive

• plans

• employees

Which of the underlined words in the following sentence is an unnecessary qualifier or intensifier? Many experts consider the stained glass in that church to be the very best.

• experts

• stained

• that

• very

The following sentence pair can be revised into one better language. Choose the sentence that is the best revision: The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike.

• The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike.

• The flat bicycle tire is on the bike.

• On the bike, the bicycle tire there is flat.

• The bicycle tire on the bike is flat.

Explain the importance of proofreading as a final step in the editing and revising process.

• Proofreading only focuses on the content, not grammar or spelling

• Proofreading can introduce more errors instead of correcting them

• Proofreading is optional and not necessary

• Proofreading is essential to ensure the document is error-free and polished before finalizing it.

It is important to proofread your essay before you turn in your test booklet.

• Yes, it is. I will be sure to proofread and make corrections to my essay before I turn it in.

• No, I probably didn't make any mistakes when I was writing.

• Why would I??

• Nah, I'm good.

What is the main purpose of proofreading a document?

• To check for and correct grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors.

• To rewrite the entire content for better clarity.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

What should you do LAST, before you submit your ESSAY?

• SPELLCHECK

• SPELLCHECK

• SPELLCHECK

• SPELLCHECK

• Nothing, if I already hit Spellcheck once, I'm good. All of the new information I have typed since then will be checked if I already hit spellcheck.

You should ____ your E-mails before sending. Once they are sent, you cannot get them back.

• return

• review

Proofreading Techniques: Choose the correct spelling for the following word: Accomodate B) Accommodate Acommodate

• Accomodate

• Accommodate

• Acommodate

• Acomodate