Editing Techniques

verb to insert punctuation marks into (writing) in order to make the meaning clear and to separate phrases and sentences

• It is important to punctuate your writing correctly to ensure clarity and coherence.
• Don't forget to punctuate your text messages so they're easier to understand.
• Gotta punctuate those sentences or they'll look like a mess.
• The silence was punctuated by the sound of distant thunder.

noun a mistake in printed or typed material resulting from an error in typing or printing

• The report contained a typographical error in the third paragraph.
• Oops, there's a typo in this document.
• I spotted a typo in the text.
• His speech was flawless except for one small typographical error.

noun the quality or state of using an excessive amount of words; verbosity

• The professor marked down the student's essay for excessive wordiness.
• I think you should try to cut down on the wordiness in your writing.
• Your writing is way too wordy, try to keep it more concise.
• The wordiness of her speech made it difficult to understand her true message.

noun a grammatical error that occurs when two independent clauses are joined by a comma without a conjunction or proper punctuation

• The professor marked down the student's essay for using a comma splice.
• I got points deducted on my paper for a comma splice.
• My English teacher hates when we do comma splices in our writing.
• Using a comma splice is like mixing oil and water in your writing.