Proofreading Marks Chart - TCR7696 | Teacher Created Resources - Free Printable

Actually, there is no problem to solve in the image you uploaded.

This image is a reference chart or educational poster titled “PROOFREADING MARKS.” It is designed to teach students (or anyone editing text) how to use standard proofreading symbols to correct writing.

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✔ What the Image Shows:

The chart is divided into two main columns:
- Marks & Meanings: Lists 14 common proofreading symbols with their definitions.
- Examples: Shows how each symbol is applied to real sentences to fix errors.

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📌 Key Proofreading Marks Explained:

Here’s a quick summary of what each mark means and how it’s used:

| Symbol | Meaning | Example |
|--------|---------|---------|
| `≡` | Capitalize | “lake tahoe” → “Lake Tahoe” |
| `/` | Make lowercase | “Five Students” → “five students” |
| `sp.` | Spelling mistake | “clowdy” → “cloudy” |
| `○` | Add a period | “Tomorrow is a holiday” → add `.` at end |
| `⋒` | Delete/remove word | Remove extra “the” in “the the answer” |
| `∧` | Add a word | “Six were in the litter.” → Add “pups” → “Six pups were…” |
| `,∧` | Add a comma | “peas corn and squash” → “peas, corn, and squash” |
| `~` | Reverse words/letters | “bed kelp” → “kelp bed” |
| `’∨` | Add an apostrophe | “childs bike” → “child’s bike” |
| `“∨”` | Add quotation marks | Surround dialogue: “Why can’t I go?” she cried. |
| `#` | Make a space | “twobooks” → “two books” |
| `⌒` | Close the space | “soft ball” → “softball” |
| `¶` | Begin a new paragraph | After “We had fun.” start new paragraph |

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❗ Important Note:

This is not a worksheet or problem set — it’s a cheat sheet or guide. There’s nothing to “solve” here. If you were expecting to correct a passage using these marks, you may have meant to upload a separate document or text that needs proofreading.

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💡 How to Use This Chart:

If you’re given a paragraph to proofread:
1. Read through the text carefully.
2. Spot errors (spelling, capitalization, punctuation, spacing, etc.).
3. Use the matching symbol from this chart to mark where corrections are needed.
4. Write the correction if required (sometimes just the symbol is enough for the writer to fix it).

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✍️ Example Practice (if you want to try):

Let’s say you see this sentence:
> “i went to the store and bought apples oranges and bananas”

Using this chart, you’d mark it like this:
- `≡` under “i” → capitalize → “I”
- `,∧` after “apples” and “oranges” → add commas → “apples, oranges, and bananas”

Corrected:
> I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and bananas.

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✔ So, in conclusion:
You’ve uploaded a reference tool, not a problem. If you’d like to practice proofreading, please share a text passage, and I’ll help you correct it using these marks!

Let me know if you want to try that! 😊