Editing and Proofreading

  EDITING AND PROOFREADING Editing and proofreading are all about revising a piece of work. These two levels of reviewing a written work help improve the content, structure and grammar of an assignment.   Editing Vs Proofreading Although many people use these terms interchangeably, editing and proofreading are two different stages of the revision process. Both demand close and careful reading. Hence, they focus on different aspects of the writing.   EDITING Editing is what you start doing as soon as you finish your first draft. You reread your draft to see; whether the written work is well-organized, paragraphs are smooth, and your evidence really backs up your argument. Therefore, you can edit your work on several levels:   CONTENT EDITING Content editing focuses on; 1- Have you done everything the assignment requires? 2- Does your content make an argument? 3- Is the argument complete? 4- Have you supported each point with adequate evidence? 5- Is all of the informat