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GET OUT
YOUR
FINE TOOTHED
COMB!


WHAT IS EDITING?


Editing is . . .
  • spelling
  • capitalization
  • punctuation
  • grammar
  • sentence structure
  • subject/verb agreement
  • consistent verb tense
  • word usage


METHODS


Self Edit

Read your own work backwards.
Read the last sentence, then the second
last sentence, etc.
Does each sentence make 
sense when you read it on it's own?  
Do you see or hear any errors in the sentence?

Peer Edit

A very useful checklist for students to use for a
peer and self edit is available at

http://206.218.128.2/laintech/peer.htm


TIPS


  • Be sure that every sentence has two parts :
    subject (who or what)
    predicate (what's happening)
  • Use sentence combining words:
    and, but, or, yet, so
    who, whom, which, that, whose
    because, although, when, if, where
    and others
  • Use periods and commas where necessary
    but do not overuse.
  • Do not overuse the exclamation mark!
  • Use a dictionary to check spelling.
  • Other tips are available here
    http://karn.ohiolink.edu/~sg-ysu/proofed.html
  • Beware of the word processing spellchecker!

 

Maintained by A.E. Lipkewich  Westmount School  
writingprocess@canada.com  Revised February 17, 2001