Editing for Grammar and Punctuation

2. To learn how to Use standard edited English. Fix common grammatical errors. Use punctuation correctly. Mark errors as you proofread. Editing for Grammar and Punctuation

3. Start by answering these questions: What grammatical errors do I need to be able to fix? Should I put a comma every place I’d take a breath? How can I find sentence boundaries? Editing for Grammar and Punctuation

4. Start by answering these questions: What punctuation should I use inside sentences? What do I use when I quote sources? How should I write numbers and dates? How do I mark errors I find in proofreading? Editing for Grammar and Punctuation

5. Six Common Grammatical Errors • Subject-Verb Agreement • Dangling Modifier • Case • Misplaced Modifier • Parallel Structure • Predication Errors

6. Incorrect Examples The letter arrives last week. In a big, white envelope with blue letters, I thought it looked official. It was from Johnson Industries. Shannon and me had been waiting for the letter for a week. The company sends letters like this one when hiring often. Nervous, I opened it and found three things:a letter offering a job, a brochure describing company benefits,and a list of job duties in a memo. I was thrilled! My employment goals would begin immediately.

7. Correct Examples The letter arrived last week. In a big, white envelope with blue letters,it looked official. It was from Johnson Industries. Shannon and Ihad been waiting for the letter for a week. The company often sends letters like this one when hiring. Nervous, I opened it and found three things:a letter offering a job, a brochure describing company benefits,and a memo listing job duties. I was thrilled! Implementing my employment goals could begin immediately.

8. Sentence Fragments Independent/Dependent Clauses Sentence Punctuation Sentence Concerns

9. Comma Concerns • Know how to use • Commas in lists. • Comma splices. • Run-on sentences. • And remember • Commas are not breaths!

10. Quoting Research Sources • “Quotation Marks.” • [Square Brackets.] • Ellipses . . . • Underlining and Italics.

11. Numbers and Dates • Spell out numbers from one to nine. • Exceptions: Money & numbers in a series with at least one number 10 or greater. • Use numerals for 10 and greater. • Exception: Numbers at the beginning of sentences. • In dates, use numbers for the day and year.