Copy Editing Symbols Editing

Capitalize a letter I’ve seen that student in my english class.

Make a capital letter lowercase: The Principal is not allowed to review content prior to publication. The principal is not allowed to review content prior to publication.

Correct an error In this case, nine should be spelled out.) There were 9 giraffes in the parade. There were nine giraffes in the parade.

Remove space (make two words into one) Practicing style should be an every day exercise. Practicing style should be an everyday exercise.

Insert a space between two words. There are morethan 2,000 students at this school. There are more than 2,000 students at this school. #

Insert a word not “Advisor” is the correct spelling. “Advisor” is not the correct spelling. (It’s actually adviser.) not

Remove one or more words Learn to delete extra unneeded words. Learn to delete unneeded words.

Insert punctuation (period or comma) Run-on sentences are incorrect they need punctuation to separate their clauses. Run-on sentences are incorrect. They need punctuation to separate their clauses.

Insert an apostrophe If its unclear how to punctuate a sentence, consult the stylebook. If it’s unclear how to punctuate a sentence, consult the stylebook. ’

Ignore correction and let it stand as originally written. “Our publication’s written policy is not to change quotes,” the editor said. stet

Make a new paragraph here. In journalistic writing, we try to keep paragraphs short. The average paragraph is 35 words. In journalistic writing, we try to keep paragraphs short. The average paragraph is 35 words. ¶

Remove paragraph break. Keep these sentences in the same paragraph. Strong verbs are the key to good writing. Try to limit the use of adjectives and adverbs. Strong verbs are the key to good writing. Try to limit the use of adjectives and adverbs. no ¶

Move a word or phrase Our teacher said if we make deadline he will buy us pizza. Our teacher said he will buy us pizza if we make deadline.

Reverse word order We want to only have one graduation speaker. We want to have only one graduation speaker.

Remove a letter, close a space It’s easy to overloook misspellings. It’s easy to overlook misspellings.