Question

true or false

1.The "bottoms up" proofreading technique involves reading a paper one sentence at a time, from the beginning to the end.

2.Writers who make many mistakes should concentrate finding the worst errors.

Answer 1

#1 is self-contradictory. Is the "bottom" at the beginning of a paper?? (When done from the end of a paper, one sentence at a time, it's the best way to find run-ons and fragments. Doing this breaks up the "flow of thought" so you read what you actually wrote instead of just what you think you wrote!)

#2 -- I'm not clear on what this means. Does it mean to correct the "worst errors" and leave the rest uncorrected? What are those "worst errors"? Have they been defined for you?

Answer 2

No, they have not been defined.

Answer 3

You'll have to go back into your text or your class notes (I hope you took them!) to be sure. I'd say both are false, but the second could be true, depending on how this has been defined in your text or by your teacher.