To be a proofreader you need good understanding of rules of sentence and grammar, and for the best proofreader needed literary sensitivity.

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Proofreader have high interest in words, literary and diligence in checking mistakes of them. Although correcting mistakes of script, a proofreaders should keep the native language and proofreading method in order to get good result that doesn’t change the meaning of original script.

if you interest to be proofreader, take attention for tips bellow:

High Concentration. The proofreader main job is find mistakes, notice and suggest corrections. It is need high concentration that clearly for you to rid all distractions including the ringing of phone and cellular, someone interruptions etc.. Concentration is the main key for doing proofreading.

Print out the script. Reading on screen is different then on paper often you need to print out the script for getting easy reading. You could bring papers to the place you want and add notice on it. To add your knowledge about the theme that you read, you may need private small library to collection of referent books, grammar books and any dictionary.

Read it backwards. When writing we usually become blind to our own mistakes since the brain automatically “corrects” wrong words inside sentences. In order to break this pattern you can read the text backwards, word by word.

Check the numbers. Stating that the value of an acquisition was $10,000 instead of $100,000 is definitely not the same thing. What about the population of China, is it 1,2 million or 1,2 billion? Make sure your numbers are correct.

Watch out for contractions and apostrophes. People often mix their and they’re, its and it’s, your and you’re and so on. If there is something that can hurt the credibility of your text, it is a similar mistake. Also, remember that the apostrophe is never used to form plurals.

Check the punctuation. Focusing on the words is good, but do not neglect the punctuation. Pay attention to capitalized words, missing or extra commas, periods used incorrectly and so on.