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Editing & Proofing (Chicago Style)

Description:

Our Editing and Proofing (Chicago Style) test measures your knowledge centered on the Chicago Manual of Style. Designed for writers and editors, this test covers the following topics: Abbreviations, Capitalization, Common Errors, Indexes, Numbers, Proofreading, Punctuation, Substantive Editing, and Visuals.

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$49.95

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Test Outline


Abbreviations
Geographical Terms
Measure
Names and Titles
Capitalization
Numbers
Organization Names
Place Names
Religious Names and Terms
Scientific Terms
Titles and Offices
Titles of Works
Common Errors
Commonly Confused Words
Danglers
Misplaced Modifiers
Parallelism
Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement
Run-On Sentences
Sentence Fragments
Spelling
Subject/Verb Agreement
Verb Tense, Mood, and Voice
Indexes
Editing an Index
General Principles
Numbers
Dates
Measurements
Money
Numerals or Words
Ordinals
Percentages/Fractions
Time
Proofreading
Symbols/Marks
Technique
Punctuation
Apostrophes
Colons
Commas
Dashes
Ellipses
Exclamation Marks
Hyphens
Parentheses/Brackets
Periods
Question Marks
Quotation Marks
Semicolons
Substantive Editing
Analyzing the document?s organization
Checking for format consistency
Editing for tone and consistency
Visuals
Callouts
Captions
Figures
Footnotes
Legends
Tables