COMM 1715 – Proofreading and Editing Assignment #2— 5%

Instructions: The passage below contains errors of various types: fragments, run-ons, and
apostrophe use. Please note that the paragraph may also contain some errors based on
previous material we have covered in class. Identify and correct 11 errors. Using the chart
provided, identify the line in which the error is located, type out the existing error, and then type
the correction.
Food Fads

Adapted from “Breaking Down Food Myths on Global News Morning. March 1, 2017 retrieved from https://globalnews.ca/video/
3280864/ breaking-down-food-myths-on-global-news-morning; transcribed on June 13 2019.
 Answers to Proofreading and Editing- Assignment #2

Line # Error Correction

1. 2 Years’ is Years is
2. 1 One’s ones
3. 4-5 …. protein and fibre. And …. protein and fibre, and are….
4. 7-8 Therefore, even though… is Even though… is gluten free the
gluten free. The whole whole grain…
5. 12 Bang for your buck More valuable option.
6. 16 The body recognizes sugar The body recognizes sugar
whether its…. whether it’s
7. 18 …. In a persons diet… … in a person’s diet.
8. 25 ….accept “this one thing”. …. Except “this one thing”
9. 26 Not a credible diet. This is not a credible diet
10. 27 ….ask whose …ask who is
11. 27 … if your not sure … if you’re not sure