A short presentation on common symbols used for editing essays

1. Proofreading Symbols By: Roy Z. Gonzalez Torres University of Puerto Rico in Aguadilla © RGT

2. New Paragraph C C Many Children have ^lived in the White House. © RGT

3. Capital Letter Theodore roosevelt’s family may have been the most spirited bunch © RGT

4. Lowercase letter His son, Quentin, once snuck a Pony inside. © RGT

5. Insert ^ Why did Quentin do that ^He wanted to cheer up his brother^ © RGT

6. Delete (take out) Theodore Roosevelt he had six kids. © RGT

7. Add a period Archie and Quentin were the youngest . © RGT

8. Add an apostrophe , Alice and Theodore Rooseveltsoldest child. © RGT

9. Add a comma ^ , Some people thought Alice was too wild ^ and they criticized Roosevelt. © RGT

10. Add quotation marks V V “ “ V He responded, I can be president or I can supervise Alice. Nobody could do both. © RGT

11. Transpose (reverse) The Rooesvelt kids had fun in the White House. © RGT

12. move [ They slid [ on silver trays down the stairs . © RGT

13. Stet (leave as it is) They walked through the hallways on stilts. …………………… © RGT

14. Insert space # The president evenplayed sometimes. # © RGT

15. Close up space He liked Hide-and-Seek and pillow fights! © RGT