PROOFREADER'S MARKS

Abr (abbr) improper abbreviation

agr-pr faulty agreement between pronoun and referent

agr-vs faulty agreement between subject and verb

aud audience not clear

awk(k) awkward sentence construction

bib error in bibliographic form

ca incorrect case

cap incorrect capitalization

choppy too many short sentences- subordinate

cl cliche; tired, trite writing

coh paragraph lacks coherence (smooth flow)

colloq colloquial or slang

con be more concise

cs comma splice

cut cut this part out, unnecessary

dead deadwood—unnecessary phrases

det use concrete details

dev development of idea or argument needed

del delete

div incorrect word division

dm dangling modifier

doc documentation needed

ex example needed

fr error in footnote form, or footnote needed

frag fragmentary sentence

fs fused sentence

inc incomplete construction

ital italicize (underline)

l logic, this does not follow

lc use lower case letter(s)

log faulty logic

mix mixed construction

mm(mod) misplaced or dangling modifier

no cap unnecessary capital letter

org organization faulty

pn (p) punctuation problem

red redundant

ref reference needed

rep awkward repetition

run (run-on) run-on sentence

shift unwarranted shift in verb tense

sl inappropriate slang

sp misspelled word

split split construction

ss sentence structure faulty

t verb tense incorrect

tr transpose words or letters as indicated

trans transition or flow is poor

UC unclear

var vary sentence structure/lack of sentence variety

WC poor word choice

Wdy (w) wordy

ww wrong word

x this is wrong, possibly accidental

? really? are you sure? (not legible)

// faulty parallelism

^ something missing; insert the above

move encircled text to location indicated by arrow

∩ delete the space

~ transpose letters or words

¶_ new paragraph

No ¶_ no new paragraph