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Proofreaders’ Symbols. T. Dexter. Exit. Proofreaders’ Symbols. Symbols used on a hard copy of text to indicate needed corrections, or formatting changes. Exit. Capitalize . the cat ran up a tree. We drove to ohio for the weekend. Exit. Lowercase. The cat ran Up a tree. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Proofreaders’ SymbolsT. Dexter
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Proofreaders’ Symbols Symbols used on a hard copy of
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the cat ran up a tree.
We drove to ohio for the weekend.
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The cat ran Up a tree.
WE drove to Ohio for the weekend.
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The cat cat ran up a tree.
We drove to Oohio for the weekend.
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The yellow won the race.car
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The traincame to a stop.All but one got
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The train came to a stop. All but one
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Mr Jones will be late today. .
The cake contains cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.:
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‘His birthday is March 10 2005.,
He s going to be one this year.
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The un known can be scary.
The rain bow began to fade.
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Teh rain fell softly the to ground.
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We saw 2 cats in the tree on Tues .sp sp
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New Paragraph I enjoy traveling. It is exciting to go places I’ve never been. Last month Jane and I went to Ohio. We enjoyed our trip to Ohio very much. Our next trip will be to Texas.
I enjoy traveling. It is exciting to go places I’ve never been. Last month Jane and I went to Ohio. We enjoyed our trip to Ohio very much. Our next trip will be to Texas.
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I enjoy traveling. It is exciting to go places I’ve never been. Last month Jane and I went to Ohio.
We enjoyed our trip to Ohio very much. Our next trip will be to Texas.
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1. Coffee2. Butter3. Bread
1. Coffee2. Butter3. Bread
I enjoy traveling. It is exciting to go places I’ve never been.
I enjoy traveling. It is exciting to go places I’ve never been.
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The rain was falling to the ground. The clouds were dark and heavy. The weather was gloomy.
The rain was falling to the ground. The clouds were dark and heavy. The weather was gloomy.
The rain was falling to the ground. The clouds were dark and heavy. The weather was gloomy.The rain was falling to the ground. The clouds were dark and heavy. The weather was gloomy.
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