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Editing and Proofreading

It is during the editing and proofreading stage that you turn your attention to mechanical matters. At this time you should identify and correct the following:

  1. Spelling errors
  2. Use of commonly confused words (to, too, two/there,their,they're/its,it's)
  3. Omitted words
  4. Punctuation and capitalization errors
  5. Grammar mistakes (fragments, run-ons, comma splices, misplaced modifiers)
  6. You should also double check the accuracy of any quotes and make sure you have documented them properly in a works cited page.

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