Proofreading & Editing Proofreading Marks & Symbols

Question 1

What does the proofreading symbol 'dele' (ɗ) indicate?

Accepted Answer

Delete the marked text

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Insert text here

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Move text to a new paragraph

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Add a period

Question 2

Which proofreading mark indicates that a new paragraph should begin?

Accepted Answer

¶ (pilcrow)

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# (pound sign)

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^ (caret)

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/ (slash)

Question 3

What does underlining text in traditional proofreading indicate?

Accepted Answer

The underlined text should be italicized

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Delete the underlined text

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Move the underlined text elsewhere

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The underlined text is correct

Question 4

What does the proofreading mark '#' (pound/hash) mean?

Accepted Answer

Insert a space

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Delete text

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Center the text

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Begin a new section

Question 5

What does the proofreading instruction 'tr' stand for?

Accepted Answer

Transpose (switch the order of the marked elements)

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Translate

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Trim the text

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Track the revision

Question 6

Which symbol is used to indicate that two words should be joined into one (close up space)?

Accepted Answer

⌣ (close-up mark)

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⌃ (caret)

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// (double slash)

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= (equals sign)