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Answer» Proofreading strategies :
- If possible, try to leave your writing for a few moments before you re-read it so that you can look at it again with ‘fresh eyes’ .
- Take your time and read through your work thoroughly.
- Read it aloud, and if this isn’t possible, try to imagine how you would say it out loud as you read through your writing.
- Read it backwards!
- Work with a partnerProofreading strategies .
- Know your WEAKNESSES and make sure you check for these THINGS in PARTICULAR.
- Concentrate on your ideas in the FIRST instance and leave the proofreading to the end.
- If you are sitting exams soon, try to leave yourself a few minutes at the end of each exam paper so that you can check through all your answers – remember that even one more mark can make all the difference.
- Use the spelling checker but be AWARE of its limitations.
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