Proofreading Checklist:

Format:

-double-spaced

-black ink

-last name, page number, top right hand corner

-outline included, first page

-work cited page in alphabetical order

Punctuation:

-period after parenthetical entry, not before

-no punctuation contained within parenthetical entry except when quotation marks are needed for a title.

-quotation marks for direct quotes end after quote, not after parenthetical entry.

Grammar:

-check all subject and verbs

-check all pronouns and their antecedents (the word the pronoun replaces)

-no “you, your, or yours” even if in direct quote make change in brackets

-if using a comma, make sure there aren’t complete sentences on both sides.