Proofreading - 進階呈分題型
Proofreading 難的地方是出題千變萬化,牽涉的文法眾多,所以很靠日積月累的知識、英文紮實的基礎和語感。
另外,做proofreading的重點在於「逐句逐句睇」,而不是「逐行逐行睇」。因為在「逐句逐句睇」的時候,就能夠檢查到那一句的錯處,否則閱讀時「炒埋一碟」,更難發現其錯處,以致失分嚴重。

真實小六名校proofreading練習答案
(1) There bodies are much smaller…–> Their bodies are much smaller… (confusing words)
(2) so they are call dwarf crocodiles –> so they are called ward crocodiles (passive voice)
(3) Being small help them save water…–> Being small helps them save water… (simple present tense)
(4) Local people had known about the crocodiles all along…–> Local people have known about the crocodiles all along… (present perfect tense)
(5) …treat the animals at great respect. –> … treat the animals with great respect. (preposition)
(6) Thousand of years ago, –> Thousands of years ago (plural)
(7) the Sahara Desert was actually a grassland, when many…–>the Sahara Desert was actually a grassland, where many… (relative pronoun)
(8) The grassland… became a desert, and most of the crocodiles died.–> The grassland… became a desert, so most of the crocodiles died. (conjunction)