See that each sentence has an independent clause. “They were trying to improve their writing skills.” In this sentence, “were” is necessary to make “trying” a complete verb.“They trying to improve their writing skills.” is an incomplete sentence because “trying” is an incomplete verb.Make sure each sentence has a complete verb. “The students looked at the OWL website.” Adding the subject “students” makes it a complete sentence.“Looked at the OWL website.” is a sentence fragment without a subject.For example, “Ate a sandwich” is a sentence fragment because it lacks a subject. Sentence fragments are sections of a sentence that are not grammatically whole sentences. Also, try reading your paper one sentence at a time in reverse-this will enable you to focus on the individual sentences. Read the paper slowly aloud to make sure you haven't missed or repeated any words. Take special care of homonyms like your/you're, to/too/two, and there/their/they're, as spell check will not recognize these as errors.Be especially careful of words that have tricky letter combinations, like "ei/ie.”.Trace a pencil carefully under each line of text to see words individually.Do not solely rely on your computer's spell-check-it will not get everything!.Also make note of common sentence errors you have such as run-on sentences, comma splices, or sentence fragments-this will help you proofread more efficiently in the future. On a sentence level, take note of which errors you make frequently. For grammatical or spelling errors, try underlining or highlighting words that often trip you up. Here are some common proofreading issues that come up for many writers. Use this resource to help you find and fix common errors. Proofreading is primarily about searching your writing for errors, both grammatical and typographical, before submitting your paper for an audience (a teacher, a publisher, etc.). Writing Letters of Recommendation for Students.
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