AI Prompts for ChatGPT for Editing

Proofread this text for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and mechanics errors: [PASTE TEXT]. Use [AMERICAN / BRITISH] English conventions. List each error with the correction and the rule it violates.

Check this document for consistency: [PASTE TEXT]. Flag any inconsistencies in: capitalization of key terms, hyphenation, number formatting, Oxford comma usage, and spelling variations.

This text uses passive voice excessively: [PASTE TEXT]. Identify every passive construction and rewrite each in active voice. Keep the meaning identical.

Find all run-on sentences and sentence fragments in this text: [PASTE TEXT]. For each one, provide the corrected version and briefly explain the fix.

Check this writing for commonly confused words (affect/effect, its/it's, there/their/they're, etc.): [PASTE TEXT]. Flag every instance where a word might be wrong and confirm or correct it.

Copyedit this text for clarity: [PASTE TEXT]. Fix: overly long sentences, buried verbs, ambiguous pronoun references, and unnecessary jargon. Do not change the author's meaning or voice.

This writing is too wordy: [PASTE TEXT]. Cut it by [20 / 30]% by removing redundant words, empty phrases, and unnecessary qualifications. Show the edited version and the word count reduction.

Improve the word choice in this passage: [PASTE PASSAGE]. Replace vague or weak words with precise, vivid alternatives. Flag every substitution so I can accept or reject each.

Edit this business document to be more direct: [PASTE DOCUMENT]. Move the main point to the opening of each paragraph. Cut preamble and throat-clearing. The reader should get the key information in the first sentence of each section.

This technical writing is too dense for a general audience: [PASTE TEXT]. Simplify the language, replace technical terms with plain equivalents, and break down complex sentences. Target reading level: [SPECIFY].

Edit this passage to improve the sentence rhythm: [PASTE PASSAGE]. Currently it feels [MONOTONOUS / CHOPPY / BREATHLESS]. Vary sentence length deliberately, use punctuation to control pacing, and end paragraphs on strong words.

Strengthen the verbs in this passage: [PASTE PASSAGE]. Replace all weak verb constructions (is, was, has, gets) with specific, active verbs. Keep every substitution as a tracked change.

This paragraph buries its key point: [PASTE PARAGRAPH]. Rewrite it so the main claim is the first sentence and everything else supports it.

Add specific sensory details to make this description more vivid: [PASTE TEXT]. The current version is too abstract. Show me a rewrite with concrete details, then explain where you added specificity and why.

Improve the transitions between these paragraphs: [PASTE TEXT]. Each transition should pull the reader forward, not just signal a logical relationship with "however" or "additionally."

Read this piece and give me a developmental edit: [PASTE]. Does the structure work? Is the argument or narrative clear? Where does it lose the reader? Prioritize the 3 most important structural changes.

This [ARTICLE / REPORT / ESSAY / CHAPTER] has a pacing problem: [PASTE]. Where does it drag? Where does it rush? What should I cut and what should I expand?

Evaluate the opening of this piece: [PASTE FIRST 3 PARAGRAPHS]. Does it hook the reader? Does it establish the purpose clearly? Rewrite the opening to be stronger.

This piece does not have a strong conclusion: [PASTE]. Write three alternative conclusions, each using a different technique: synthesis of key points, call to action, and an unexpected insight that reframes the whole piece.

Give me a structural edit of this document: [PASTE]. Create an annotated outline of what I actually wrote, compare it to what I intended to write, and flag the gaps between the two.