After you compose your message, you need to proofread. The proofreading process may take longer than the composition process. You don’t want to spend a lot of time composing the message and then let poor grammar or punctuation prevent your audience from comprehending it.

 

Q1

What proofreading techniques should you use for both routine and complex documents? Check all that apply.

A Revise only once.

B Print a copy of the document.

C Check for typos, misspellings, and grammatical errors.

D Skim over grammatical errors.

 

Read the following selection, and identify any errors.

Q2

Checking punctuation before sending your massage is important. When you proofread for punctuation errors make sure that introductory clauses are followed by commas, that compound sentences put commas before coordinating conjungations, and that semicolons and colons are used corectly.

 

A This selection is correct without any revisions.

B This selection contains three misspelled words and one comma error.

D This selection contains two spelling errors, one run-on sentence, and one comma error.

 

Identify the error or style problem in the following sentences.

Q3

If anyone wants to come to my office to see my new computer let me know.

A Grammar

B Spelling

C Punctuation

Q4

Please conduct an evaluation of our profits next week.

A Wordy noun phrase

B Trite expression

C Redundancy