Proofreaders Marks & Symbols Study Guide

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Proofreaders’ MarksHOW MANYPROOFREADERS MARKSCAN YOU RECOGNIZE?

Switch it aroundTranspose

To put inInsert

Do not capitalizeLowercase

Take out the empty spaceClose up

Start a new one of theseParagraph

Three linesCapitalize

A BlankAdd a space

Insert punctuation markInsert a comma

Insert punctuation markInsert a period

Insert punctuation markInsert an apostrophe

Insert punctuation marksInsert quotation marks

Punctuation markInsert a colon

Punctuation markInsert a semi-colon

Punctuation markInsert a question mark

Punctuation markInsert an exclamation point

The letters ‘ital’Italicize

The letters ‘b’ ‘f’Boldface

The letters ‘s’ ‘p’Misspelled

A squiggly lineBold or Italicize

A straight lineUnderline

Left and right bracketsAlign underneath each otheror Center

Right bracketMove to the right (as if toindent)

Left BracketMove to the left (as if not tobe indented or indented toomuch)

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SymbolsCan you identify these symbols?

Symbol Keys@ a. At d. Dollar Sign b. Pound/Number Sign e. Percent c. Exclamation Point

Symbol Keys# a. At d. Dollar Sign b. Pound/Number Sign e. Percent c. Exclamation Point

Symbol Keys d. Dollar Sign e. Percent$ a. At b. Pound/Number Sign c. Exclamation Point

Symbol Keys% a. At d. Dollar Sign b. Pound/Number Sign e. Percent c. Exclamation Point

Symbol Keys^ a. Insert c. Left Parenthesis b. Asterisk d. Right Parenthesis

Symbol Keys& a. Ampersand c. Equal b. Hyphen d. Plus

Symbol Keys* a. Insert c. Left Parenthesis b. Asterisk d. Right Parenthesis

Symbol Keys( a. Insert c. Left Parenthesis b. Asterisk d. Right Parenthesis

Symbol Keys) a. Insert c. Left Parenthesis b. Asterisk d. Right Parenthesis

Symbol Keys- a. Ampersand c. Equal b. Hyphen d. Plus

Symbol Keys_ a. Forward Slash c. Brackets b. Underline d. Less Than

Symbol Keys+ a. Ampersand c. Equal b. Hyphen d. Plus

Symbol Keys= a. Ampersand c. Equal b. Hyphen d. Plus

Symbol Keys c. Brackets d. Less Than/ a. Forward Slash b. Underline

Symbol Keys c. Back Slash d. Brackets\ a. Accent b. Greater Than

Symbol Keys{} a. Forward Slash c. Brackets b. Underline d. Less Than

Symbol Keys< a. Forward Slash c. Brackets b. Underline d. Less Than

Symbol Keys> a. Accent c. Back Slash b. Greater Than d. Brackets

Symbol Keys c. Back Slash d. Brackets` a. Accent b. Greater Than

Symbol Keys[] a. Accent c. Back Slash b. Greater Than d. Brackets

Symbol Keys““ a. Tilde c. Less Than b. Quotation Marks d. Accent

Symbol Keys~ a. Tilde c. Less Than b. Quotation Marks d. Accent