PROOF READING CHECK
LIST FOR GRAMMAR & STRUCTURE
Ask your Project
Mentor, friends, family, etc. to proofread your final draft. They can use this check off list to help
them.
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1.
Does my introductory paragraph get the
paper off to a flying start? |
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2.
Does the introductory section state
specifically the purpose of my paper? |
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3.
Does each paragraph link up with the
previous and following paragraphs? |
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4.
Does each paragraph have one central
thought? |
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5.
Are the lengths of my sentences varied to
avoid monotony? |
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6.
Am I drawing material from a variety of
sources? |
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7.
Do the words sound like my own? |
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8.
Have I eliminated unnecessary
repetitions? |
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9.
Does the paper accomplish my objective as
stated in the opening paragraph? |
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10.
Do my conclusions rest on the evidence
presented in the paper? |
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11.
Do all comments of my own stem from my
findings? |
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12.
As I read it over, is my paper clear,
does it make sense? |
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13.
Is it interesting to read? |
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14.
Does the paper reflect my best effort? |
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15.
Is my paper's physical presentation neat
and attractive? |
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16.
Is it grammatically free from errors? |
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17.
Have I proofread the paper to
double-check spelling and punctuation? |
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18.
Are the pages numbered in the correct
order? |
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19.
Have I checked the accuracy of my quoted
material? |
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20.
Are short quotations of three or four
lines or less enclosed in quotation marks and run in with the contextual
matter? (p. 55-56) |
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21. Are longer quotations indented and set off in single-spaced type with no quotation marks? (p. 55-56) |
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22.
Does each quotation carry a reference? |
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23.
Is the bibliography in correct form? |
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24.
Is one method of referencing used
consistently throughout the paper? |
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25.
Have I double-checked the accuracy of
these quotes? |
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26.
Is every quote cited in the bibliography? |
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27.
Did I have 2 people proofread my paper? |
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Source: Mulkerne, Donald J.D. and Kahn,
Gilbert, The Term Paper: Step by
Step, Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1977, pp. 65 –
66.