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    COMMON

    PROOFREADING SYMBOLS
    COMMON PROOFREADING
    ABBREVIATIONS
    Abbreviation Meaning Example
    Ab a faulty abbreviation She had earned a PhD
    along with her M.D.

    Agr (See also P/A and S/V) agreement problem: The piano as well as the
    subject/verb or pronoun/a guitar need tuning.The
    ntecedent student lost their book.

    Awk awkward expression or The storm had the effect of


    construction causing millions of dollars
    in damage.

    Cap faulty capitalization We spent the Fall in


    Southern spain.

    CS comma splice Raoul tried his best, this


    time that wasn’t good
    enough.
    DICT faulty diction Due to the fact that we were
    wondering as to whether it
    would rain, we stayed home.

    Dgl dangling construction Working harder than ever, this


    job proved to be too much for
    him to handle.
    -ed problem with final -ed Last summer he walk all the
    way to Birmingham.
    Frag fragment Depending on the amount of
    snow we get this winter and
    whether the towns buy new
    trucks.
    || problem in parallel form My income is bigger than my
    wife.
    P/A pronoun/antecedent A student in accounting would
    agreement be wise to see their advisor
    this month.
    Pron problem with pronoun My aunt and my mother have
    wrecked her car.The committee
    has lost their chance to change
    things.You’ll have to do this on
    one’s own time.
    Rep unnecessary repetition The car was blue in color.

    R-O run-on sentence Raoul tried his best this time


    that wasn’t good enough.
    Sp spelling error This sentence is flaude with two
    mispellings.
    -s problem with final -s He wonder what these teacher
    think of him.
    STET let it stand The proofreader uses this Latin
    term to indicate that
    proofreading marks calling for a
    change should be ignored and
    the text as originally written
    should be “let stand.”
    S?V subject/verb argument The problem with these cities
    are leadership.
    T verb tense problem He comes into the room, and he
    pulled his gun.
    Wdy wordy Seldom have we perused a
    document so verbose, so
    ostentatious in phrasing, so
    burdened with too many words.
    WW wrong word What affect did the movie have
    ACTIVITY
    1. “I told you so,” I said. “Sorry,” he replied.

    2. Now you're just some body that I used to know.

    3. I can hear you you but I won't.

    4. Some look for trouble while others dont.

    5. My favorite poem is Sugmat by Corazon M.

    Almerino.
    6. The President’s daughter I tell you is like a princess.

    7. The wind howling like this swirling storm inside.

    8. I don't care what they're going to say

    9. Everyone I've ever loved is here withinthese walls.

    10. “I should have known, she said.

    “He’s very good.”


    ANSWERS
    1. “I told you so,” I said. “Sorry,” he replied.

    2. Now you're just some body that I used to know.

    3. I can hear you you but I won't.

    4. Some look for trouble while others dont.

    5. My favorite poem is Sugmat by Corazon M.

    Almerino.
    6. The President’s daughter I tell you is like a princess.
    is
    7. The wind howling like this swirling storm inside.

    8. I don't care what they're going to say

    9. Everyone I've ever loved is here withinthese walls.

    10. “I should have known, she said.

    “He’s very good.”


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