During the editing stage of the writing process, students further improve their drafts and often prepare for publishing by correcting conventions errors. Ensuring that the standard rules of the Spanish language have been applied correctly helps the audience to more easily comprehend the information because they do not have to interrupt their thinking to determine what the writer intended to say.

Specific symbols, referred to as punctuation marks, are used in writing to help the reader understand the information as it was intended by the writer or author. Em dash symbols (—) are used to show or identify dialogue which are the words that a specific person or character has said. For example, —Vas a ver el golpe que se dan —dijo Ester. Commas have many uses. One important way in which commas are used is to join two independent clauses that have been connected by a conjunction (e.g., aunque, y, porque, es decir, o sea, luego). Without correct punctuation, written text can be misinterpreted or misunderstood.

standard rules of the Spanish language, including written mechanics such as punctuation, capitalization, spelling, paragraphing, etc. and written/oral grammar such as parts of speech, word order, subject-verb agreement, and sentence structure