Key Elements of Proofreading

A thorough proofread ensures your writing is professional, clear, and ready for its intended audience. It typically involves: 

Formatting & Consistency: Checking that fonts, margins, headings, and citation styles are uniform throughout the document

Spelling & Typos: Catching misspellings, repeated words, and homophone mix-ups (e.g., their vs. there).

Punctuation: Ensuring commas, apostrophes, quotation marks, and hyphens are used correctly.

Grammar & Syntax: Fixing glaring subject-verb agreement issues and sentence fragments.