Edit and Proofread

After you have revised your draft, check it for mistakes.

• 1 CHECK YOUR VERBS

  Use what you have learned in this unit. Remember, regular verbs add -ed to show that an action happened in the past.

  EXAMPLE

  Mom wanted to speak to the clerk.

• An irregular verb has a special form to tell about the past. Study the verbs in the chart.

• 2 CHECK YOUR SPELLING

  Circle each word that may not be spelled right. Look it up in the dictionary or ask for help. Fix the spelling if you need to.

• 3 CHECK FOR CAPITAL LETTERS

  Names of people and days of the week are examples of proper nouns. When you use a proper noun, always capitalize it. Here are a few examples:

  EXAMPLE	We went to the store on Tuesday.
  	I helped Mom and Sal Rojas, our neighbor.

• What errors did Johanna correct in her paper? What errors does she still need to correct?

  I to the jim johnson. I asked where to find the yellow con. Then we find it. I feeled happy. I liked helping mom. It was not had to help, and I made a difference.

• 4 MARK YOUR CHANGES

  Now edit your paper. Use these marks to show your changes:

  Add.	Take out.	Replace with this.	Check spelling.	Capitalize.	Make lowercase.	Make new paragraph.