1. Components of proofreading
checklist of a paragraph

2. Components of proofreading
checklist of a paragraph
Items Question to ask
1- Grammar errors •Are all of your sentence
complete?
•Have you combined shorter
sentences correctly?
•Do the verbs and their
subjects agree?
For example:
The people were…. "not"
The people was……because
if the subject is singular, the
verb must be singular.

3. Components of proofreading
checklist of a paragraph
Items Question to ask
2- Punctuation errors • Have you used commas
correctly?
• Have you used apostrophes
correctly?
• Are all quotations properly
identified with quotations?
• Have you used spell check to
find the correct spelling of
difficult words?
• Have you looked up any words
you aren't sure of?

4. Components of proofreading
checklist of a paragraph
Items Question to ask
3- Spelling errors • Have you used spell check to
find the correct spelling of
difficult words?
• Have you looked up any words
you aren't sure of?

5. Components of proofreading
checklist of a paragraph
Items Question to ask
4- Vocabulary errors • Have you used the meaning of
the words correctly?
• Have you used the same word
too many times?

6. Components of proofreading
checklist of a paragraph
Items Question to ask
5- Contractions & •Have you used correct
contractions and abbreviations?
Abbreviations (such as: "can't instead of
Errors "cannot", "e.g." instead of "for
example", "mins" instead of
"minutes")

7. Components of proofreading
checklist of a paragraph
Items Question to ask
6- Poor Organization •Do you have a good topic
sentence with supporting
details?

8. Components of proofreading
checklist of a paragraph
Items Question to ask
7- Unrelated Details •Does each supporting detail
relate clearly to the topic
sentence?
•Does the concluding sentence
restate the main idea and
summarize the supporting
details?

9. Components of proofreading
checklist of a paragraph
Items Question to ask
8- Poor Order of Ideas •Are your ideas arranged in some
appropriate logical pattern?
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