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Proofreading and improving your own writing

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교육자를 위해: Proofreading and improving your own writing(English Language, Writing)을(를) 위한 바로 쓸 수 있는 수업 슬라이드, 복습 노트 — 수업에 사용하거나, 학습자들이 실시간 게임으로 즐기는 인터랙티브 클래스 활동으로 진행하세요.

수업 노트

Why proofread?

  • Examiners award marks for technical accuracy: spelling, punctuation and grammar. Even a strong piece loses marks for avoidable errors.
  • Reserve checking time suited to the task. Three to five minutes can work within some timed tasks, but the allocation depends on the task and your needs.

Proofread and revise deliberately

Proofread and revise deliberatelyPassQuestion to askMeaningDoes this say what I intend?AccuracyAre spelling and boundaries clear?RevisionWould a precise change help?Final checkDoes the edited version make sense?

What to check

  • Spelling: especially common words and homophones (their/there, your/you're, to/too).
  • Punctuation: full stops, capital letters, commas in lists, apostrophes, speech marks, comma splices.
  • Grammar: subject-verb agreement, consistent tense, Standard English.
  • Sense and clarity: does each sentence make sense? Is anything missing (a word, a verb)?
  • Handwriting: can the examiner read your words? Write clearly.

Correct in context

Correct in contextOriginal errorCorrectionTheir going homeThey’re going homeIts a cold dayIt’s a cold dayWe was lateWe were lateWe stayed and watch TVWe stayed and watched TV

Improving content

  • Revise vague words where a precise choice better expresses the intended meaning. Cut unnecessary repetition and add detail only when it serves the purpose.
  • Check you have a strong ending and a hook opening.
  • If time allows, add a missing word or a short sentence using a caret mark (^) or neat insert.

Proofreading techniques

  • Read slowly and silently in an examination. During practice, reading aloud can help when permitted and useful.
  • A second pass focusing on one sentence at a time can reveal missed punctuation. Reading sentences in reverse order is optional; check normal order again for overall meaning.
  • Target common personal errors. Checking one type at a time can help, but there is no required spelling-first order.
  • Cross out neatly with a single line; avoid scribbling.

Make the edit readable

Make the edit readableMediumUseful methodHandwritten deletionOne clear line through the errorHandwritteninsertionA caret at the insertion pointDigital revisionReread the final edited sentenceLimited timePrioritise meaning and likelyerrors

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  1. 1.What does proofreading mean?

    Easy
    • Achecking for errors
    • Bwriting a plan
    • Ccopying
    • Dignoring
  2. 2.Which error is a spelling mistake?

    Easy
    • Areceive
    • Bbelieve
    • Cachieve
    • Drecieve
  3. 3.Which sentence has a punctuation error?

    Easy
    • AWe left.
    • B"Hello," she said.
    • Cits time to go
    • DIt's time to go.
  4. 4.Which sentence has a subject–verb agreement error in Standard English?

    Easy
    • AHe was late.
    • BWe was late.
    • CWe were late.
    • DThey are late.
  5. 5.Which is a useful proofreading priority?

    Easy
    • Aspelling of common words
    • Bthe title
    • Cthe margin
    • Dthe date
  6. 6.How can you spot errors more easily?

    Easy
    • Askim quickly
    • Bavoid reading
    • Cguess
    • Dread your work slowly
  7. 7.What does a caret (^) show?

    Easy
    • Aa new paragraph
    • Ba title
    • Cwhere to insert a missing word
    • Da deletion
  8. 8.When correcting a handwritten examination answer, which method keeps the revision clear?

    Easy
    • Aerase with the page
    • Bcross out a mistake with a single line and write the correct word above
    • Cscribble over it
    • Dleave it

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