Error Corrections, Checklists, and first revisions

Sentence Corrections Handout (Sept. 11)

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Assignment: Revise your ‘Identity Assignment’ Google Doc using the Editing Checklist below.  
Please bring a printout of your revised writing to class on Wednesday, September 13.

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ENG265 Editing Checklist

Every time you write a document for this class, use the following checklist to catch potential errors,  improve your writing,  and help Jeff keep his sanity.

• Does every singular countable noun have an article or determiner?

• Do any sentences begin with a FANBOYS coordinating conjunction?
• Does every sentence begin with a capital letter? Is ‘I’ alway capitalized)?
• Is the document spell-checked?
• Does every sentence have a subject and a verb?  Do they agree?
• Are adjectives and adverbs as close as possible to the words they modify?
• Do ‘a, b, c’ sentences use parallel structure?  (e.g.  reading, writing, and to speak)

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