What Does “Proofreading for Punctuation” Include?
Little marks make a big difference in the readability and meaning of a story. A missing or misplaced apostrophe, comma, period, quotation mark, etc. may disrupt and confuse readers—and no author wants that. When proofreading, I watch for the following: Apostrophes • Contractions An apostrophe takes the place of missing letters or numbers. Examples: don’t, who’s, you’re, I’m, ’80s • Possessives An apostrophe may […]