{"id":1047,"date":"2016-05-18T13:57:18","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T13:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projectstoc.com\/blog\/?p=1047"},"modified":"2016-05-18T13:57:18","modified_gmt":"2016-05-18T13:57:18","slug":"proofreading-a-must-technique-for-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectstoc.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/proofreading-a-must-technique-for-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Proofreading A Must Technique For Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why do we proofread? Proofreading helps you to check that you have included everything you wanted to say in any piece of writing. It gives you a chance to spot your mistakes. It&#8217;s not just about checking grammar &amp; spellings automatically; it involves a lot of important factors that refine your work. Proofreading can be the determining factor between getting or not getting a good grade.<\/p>\n<p>If your grade is that important to you, then take re-reading seriously. Students often have quite a few essays and papers to write during their academic careers. One little blemish detracts from the entire piece, causing the overall work to look unprofessional, some students might be using spell checker but Proofreading is sometimes more important because you want to use your own words instead of changing most of it contents which is what most app spell checker does.<\/p>\n<p>When you practice this, you&#8217;ll not only spot mistakes in your piece but it enhances your ability to write without much mistakes. This is applicable in many occasions like submitting an application, writing exams and so on. While writing your exams, spare at least 10 minutes before submitting your paper for proofreading and you will surely spot some badly arranged letters, misspelt words and incomplete points.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Below are 8 techniques to make your proofreading more effective:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Concentration is Key<\/li>\n<li>Put It On Paper<\/li>\n<li>Watch Out for Homonyms<\/li>\n<li>Watch Out for Contractions and Apostrophes<\/li>\n<li>Check the Punctuation<\/li>\n<li>Read it Backwards<\/li>\n<li>Check the Numbers<\/li>\n<li>Get Someone Else to Proofread It.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"616\">This is a guest post by Solomon. He is an Academic writer and researcher with focus on scholarships and college tips. He contributes on <a href=\"http:\/\/africademia.com\/\">Africademia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/soloheater\">Solomon Eze<br \/>\n<\/a><strong>GooglePlus: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/+solomoneze\">Solomon Eze<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why do we proofread? Proofreading helps you to check that you have included everything you wanted to say in any piece of writing. It gives you a chance to spot your mistakes. It&#8217;s not just about checking grammar &amp; spellings automatically; it involves a lot of important factors that refine your work. Proofreading can be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[355,354],"class_list":["post-1047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-guides","tag-how-to-proofread","tag-proofreading-techniques"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projectstoc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projectstoc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projectstoc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projectstoc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projectstoc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1047"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/projectstoc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1048,"href":"https:\/\/projectstoc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1047\/revisions\/1048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projectstoc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projectstoc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projectstoc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}