Proofreading Checklist
      


 
Writing Mechanics Reader #1 Reader #2
Are there any sentence fragments?

Are there any run-on sentences?

Do subjects and verbs agree?

Are there spelling errors?

Is verb tense consistent?

Are the beginning of sentences and proper nouns capitalized?

Do sentences use appropriate punctuation?

Is internal punctuation (comma, colon, semicolon, dash) used appropriately? Be especially careful with dialogue. The comma goes inside the closing quotation marks. For example: "I saw Wilma at the store," Dana told her mother.

Are pronouns used correctly?

Has the writer successfully written in the active voice?