Mistake-Free Grammar & Proofreading Agenda
Seminar: ID# 1003617
Agenda
Basics Of Proofreading- How to increase your proofreading speed — without sacrificing accuracy
- Are you an editor or a proofreader? How to determine which skill your job really requires
- Proofreading marks: learn what they are and practice using them
- How to correct writing without changing the meaning
- Secrets for overcoming monotony and staying alert when proofreading
- How to create distance from your work so you can catch your own errors
Grammar Rules To Remember- A review of basic grammar rules
- How to fix run-on sentences
- The rules of subject-verb agreement
- How to avoid sexist language
- Who vs. whom; me vs. myself — never be confused again!
Punctuation- The 6 most frequently missed rules for using commas
- How to use semicolons to improve the flow of your sentences
- How and when to use colons
- When you should use quotation marks — and when you shouldn't (By the way, does the period go inside or outside the quotation marks?)
- Dashes and parentheses (Did you know they are opposites?)
Usage And Form- When to use further/farther, affect/effect, continual/continuous. and other frequently misused words
- 150 commonly misspelled words (a take-home list you'll use often!)
- Capitalization rules
- When to use numbers and when to use words (50 or fifty?)
- A final quiz that will show how much more skilled and confident you are!
