How to Proofread English Texts (5 Simple Tips) & Common Proofreading Mistakes to Avoid

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Learn how to proofread English texts and documents with these proofreading tips. I will teach you five common proofreading mistakes that people make when writing in English. The most common mistakes include grammar inconsistencies (subject-verb agreement), punctuation errors, typos, commonly confused words, and formatting issues.
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I will provide examples of texts with errors and show you how to correct them. We'll also review apostrophe errors, comma splices, grammar tense inconsistencies, and much more!
At the end of this lesson, there will be a proofreading quiz. We will read a text that requires proofreading, and you must correct any grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors.
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@SparkleEnglish 5 ай бұрын

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@ArtemHahauz-nm7bk 2 ай бұрын

If I'm being completely honest, I was under the impression that proofreading is only about spelling. Now, however, I know the real definition of this. I think proofreading is critical in fiction as well as nonefiction. Indeed, I would really like to see more videos regarding it on your stunning channel. Thank you so much for being here! Best regards from Ukraine. Much obliged, Jennifer.

@cuger60 5 ай бұрын

The Best grammar . Would love to see you make an extended version of video on subject verb agreement Jen. Thank you .

@ismailabdulhamid9379 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@ChidinmaFaithI 5 ай бұрын

Clear and easy to understand. Thank you so much!

@francisanjorin2252 3 ай бұрын

Jennifer, this is great! I really enjoyed your lesson. In the quiz, I missed only 2. "well-recieved" and "embarassed". It's an oversight. I didn't check the letters very well. Anyway, I have learned there that every letter of every word should be read carefully when proofreading a text. I took this lesson around 5pm Nigerian time. I observed that this topic had been uploaded 1 month ago. Thank you.

@Hondalover3000 5 ай бұрын

9/10. Very good lesson, teacher! Please do another one. Thx!

@mariabarnes4094 5 ай бұрын

That's a very helpful lesson. Thank you! I have one question. Do we always use hyphen in compound adjectives such as well-received? I've seen somewhere a rule that hyphen shouldn't be used in adjectives if they go after nouns. "Those lines were well received." (from The New York Times)

@larrymilliken288 5 ай бұрын

I missed 3 out of the 7 mistakes you noted, so I'm slowly making progress! I was curious if well-received needs the hyphen every time it's used? I appreciate your fine teaching, Jennifer.

@user-bz4wo2ye2c 5 ай бұрын

Basically, I needed that, thanks.

@ssultanzamin8753 5 ай бұрын

Amazing! Great job.

@kylerdad123 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the review. I was able to get eight errors out of the 10. Looking forward to the next lesson. Best wishes and regards!

@lhassanimohammed7788 Ай бұрын

thanks a lot

@devashikajayamanna2255 5 ай бұрын

I missed your video. Thanks a lot. Uploaded new video.❤

@EarlBell-lj7cy 4 күн бұрын

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@AJayasooriya-lo8gu 4 ай бұрын

❤

@uzairmoeen9128 5 ай бұрын

Hello 👋 i have doubt on the sentence that you used in your video. I ate the hot dog while sitting on the bench. Here i think the word while is working as conjunction or more likely a preposition. If we don't use this word " while " The sentence could be: Sitting in the bench, i ate the hotdog. Now we have a present participle phrase which is modifying. i . Correct me if i am wrong

@SparkleEnglish 5 ай бұрын

You are correct! We could also say "Sitting on the bench, I ate the hot dog." :)

@uzairmoeen9128 5 ай бұрын

@@SparkleEnglish thanks for the reply 😊