Proofreading Symbols.pdf
Editing with Hammingway Hammingway loves to write! Unfortunately, his hooves make this difficult, so he makes frequent errors. Sometimes he requires help from human friends with opposable thumbs. These are the proofreading marks they use to correct his work.
Proofreading and Editing Symbols Symbol ¶
Meaning Start a new paragraph.
Example ¶The wolf has been caught!
Correct spelling.
Ʌ
farm aminal
Insert a word, letter, or phrase.
is
MudɅ great!
Delete a letter, word, or group of words.
I love bacon and eggs.
Capitalize the letter.
Miss piggy is my idol.
Ʌ,
Insert a comma.
My Cousin’s name is Babe. Ʌ This little piggy went wee,wee wee, all the way home.
Ʌ Ʌ “
Insert quotation marks.
The pig said, “Oink.
Ʌ ‘
Insert an apostrophe.
Granny s slop-stew is delicious!
.
Insert end punctuation.
Wilbur loves life on the farm
Transpose letters or words.
Oinkert has a snout noble.
Make a space.
Porky likes mud alot.
Close a gap.
Ham burgers are not allowed in this pen!
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Ʌ ‘
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Ʌ
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Change to lower case.
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Copyright ©2013 Darlene Anne
Proofreading and Editing Symbols Symbol ¶
Meaning Start a new paragraph.
Example ¶The wolf has been caught!
Correct spelling.
Ʌ
farm aminal
Insert a word, letter, or phrase.
is
MudɅ great!
Delete a letter, word, or group of words.
I love bacon and eggs.
Capitalize the letter.
Miss piggy is my idol.
Ʌ,
Insert a comma.
My Cousin’s name is Babe. Ʌ This little piggy went wee,wee wee, all the way home.
Ʌ Ʌ “
Insert quotation marks.
The pig said, “Oink.
Ʌ ‘
Insert an apostrophe.
Granny s slop-stew is delicious!
.
Insert end punctuation.
Wilbur loves life on the farm
Transpose letters or words.
Oinkert has a snout noble.
Make a space.
Porky likes mud alot.
Close a gap.
Ham burgers are not allowed in this pen!
Ʌ
Ʌ ‘
#
Ʌ
“
“
Change to lower case.
.
#
2
Copyright ©2013 Darlene Anne
