Editing Difficulty: Beginner

Proofreading and Text Enhancement

This prompt guides users to enhance the clarity, coherence, and readability of a given text by acting as a proofreading expert. Users will input their text, and the prompt will instruct the AI to improve sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, and word choice while preserving the original meaning.

The prompt

57 words1 blank to fill in

Act as a professional proofreading expert. Based on the provided [TEXT], placeholder, enhance the clarity, coherence, and readability by improving sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, and word choice. Ensure that the original meaning is maintained and that the text flows smoothly with well-constructed sentences. Present the output as a polished version of the original text ready for immediate use.

Highlighted text is a blank. Swap it for your own detail before you send the prompt.

What it produces

  • Original: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Improved: The quick brown fox leaps over the lazy dog.
  • Original: She don't like going to the movies. Improved: She doesn't enjoy going to the movies.
  • Original: The weather is nice today, I think I will go for a walk. Improved: The weather is pleasant today; I believe I will take a walk.

How to use this prompt

Four steps, about a minute. Nothing to install and no account needed.

  1. Copy the prompt

    Use the Copy button above. The whole prompt goes to your clipboard exactly as written. Nothing is trimmed.

  2. Fill in the blanks

    Replace [TEXT] with your own detail. Everything in square brackets is a blank for you to fill in.

  3. Paste it into your assistant

    Checked against ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini. It is written as plain instructions, so paste it into whichever of them you already use.

  4. Read the result, then push back

    Compare what you get to the example below. If it is close but not right, say what to change: shorter, warmer, more specific, then ask again in the same conversation.

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