Proofreader’s Marks

* Use this for editing your papers and for a reference to teacher’s and peer’s comments.

frag. = fragment of a sentence; usually fixed with adding the missing subject, verb, etc.

R/O = run-on sentence; usually fixed with more punctuation or being rewritten

CS = comma splice (two sentences stuck together with a comma in between); usually fixed by rewriting as two separate sentences, use of semicolon or colon, or rewritten correctly

wc = word is wrong or doesn’t fit

^ = insert

= insert a space

awk = awkward

= begin a new paragraph/indent

= do not begin a new paragraph here

sp = spelling error or usage spelling error (there, their, they’re; to, too, etc.)

# = write out number

= transpose e c t. (should be etc.)

b = capitalize letter

B = lowercase letter

= close up space

word = delete

= add a period