Peggy, this is going to be particularly helpful for those who've shied away from "editing" in the past because it might sound a bit overwhelming.

It's amazing how much your awfully clever human mind will fill in any missing words in the text you wrote. Our mind knows what we meant to say so that's what it sees when we edit our own stuff.

That's where reading out loud is so handy.

There's one extra tactic I've also found useful. Paste your text into one of those text-to-voice apps. You can find them for free online. Perhaps your copy of MS Word includes a text-to-voice app. Your ear will pick up the fact there's a missing word. At least, that's been my experience.

Gary