Editing – Finding Editing Errors

Question 1

What is editing?

Answer 1

• correcting errors in spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation
• changing things because they are wrong

Question 2

tips for finding errors

Answer 2

• look for one thing at a time
• read the text backwards
• make a check list
• know the rules
• have someone else do it
• leave your piece for a couple of days