Comments on: Basic Proofreading Tips http://hearwritenow.com A Novel Approach Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:18:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: elle http://hearwritenow.com/writing/grammar/proofreading/#comment-380 elle Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:50:53 +0000 http://hearwritenow.com/?page_id=176#comment-380 Thanks for proofreading for me, Ann ;-) Thanks for proofreading for me, Ann ;-)

]]> By: Ann Best http://hearwritenow.com/writing/grammar/proofreading/#comment-379 Ann Best Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:30:30 +0000 http://hearwritenow.com/?page_id=176#comment-379 This is a good site. I find many reminders here about the basics of writing and proofreading. There's just one error on this page in the first paragraph, a punctuation error that creates a run-on sentence. This is how it begins: "Different types of documents often have different requirements, for example, a manuscript often needs editing in addition to proofreading, while . . ." "For example" is the problem. A semi-colon is needed after "requirements." Or else begin a new sentence. "For example, a manuscript often needs . . ." This is a good site. I find many reminders here about the basics of writing and proofreading.

There’s just one error on this page in the first paragraph, a punctuation error that creates a run-on sentence. This is how it begins: “Different types of documents often have different requirements, for example, a manuscript often needs editing in addition to proofreading, while . . .” “For example” is the problem. A semi-colon is needed after “requirements.” Or else begin a new sentence. “For example, a manuscript often needs . . .”

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