Correct the following paragraph, using punctuation marks and capital letters where necessary. remember to begin a new paragraph each time the speaker changes. my dad mike and i were vacationing on nantucket island off the coast of massachusetts we had left from home which is concord new hampshire and had arrived at the ferry boat nantucket queen the next day we rented a boat and sailed into grebers bay the voices of other sailors the sound of the water beneath us and the flapping of the overhead sails were pleasant suddenly the peaceful scene was interrupted by shouts from anotherboat that had turned and was heading right into us watch out two men yelled excitedly weve lost control of our boat grab the tiller john dad yelled to me pull it toward you when i give the signal all right dad i responded dad grabbed the sail and as he adjusted it he yelled at me now john pull back i did what he said not a moment too soon whew what a narrow escape the other boat passed within twenty two inches of ours

My dad, Mike and I were vacationing on Nantucket Island off the coast of Massachusetts. We had left home, which is Concord, New Hampshire, and had arrived at the ferry boat, Nantucket Queen. The next day we rented a boat and sailed into Greber's Bay. The voices of other sailors, the sound of the water beneath us, and the flapping of the overhead sails were pleasant. Suddenly the peaceful scene was interrupted by shouts from another boat that had turned and was heading right into us.
"Watch out!" two men yelled excitedly. "We've lost control of our boat!"
"Grab the tiller, John!" Dad yelled to me. "Pull it toward you when I give the signal.
"All right, Dad," I responded.
Dad grabbed the sail and as he adjusted it he yelled at me, "Now, John. Pull back."
I did what he said not a moment too soon. Whew! What a narrow escape. The other boat passed within twenty-two inches of ours.

When proofreading writing, it is helpful to read the passage aloud and pay attention to your inflection. Many times your voice will hesitate where there should be a comma, or pause where there should be a period. All proper nouns should be capitalized. Proper nouns are the specific names of people and places. One proper noun in this passage that people frequently have trouble with is dad. When dad is used as the father's name, it is capitalized. However, when it is used as a general title it is not capitalized. An example would be "my dad".