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Proofreading Checklist

You MUST proofread before handing in the paper. Assign the person in your group with the best written English skills the task of reading through the entire paper.

Remember - to proofread means to look for errors.

Proofread especially for

• subject/verb agreement - remember third person singular eg XXXX
• verb tense - When did/is/will the action take place?
• excess - 'The frequency rate of the data transfer frequency rate...'
• vague words - 'We did some tests to demonstrate that...'
• redundancies - 'The accuracy rate plummeted, falling 50%.'
• spelling mistakes - You have a spell check tool at your finger tips!
• avoid s/he - use the plural 'they' instead - example: 'Users The user  navigates with... and s/he they can play against...'
• page numbers
• proper nouns - Check the previous literature and be consistent throughout your paper.
• numbers - zero through nine, 10+ [Do NOT start a sentence with a number, spell it out - "500 Five hundred students participated in the simulation."]