Editing Principles
A word meaning "word choice"
What is diction?
What kind of error is this:
Sentence Fragment
These can often replace parentheses in sentences (as long as they're used consistently)
What are dashes?
FANBOYS are examples of this part of speech
Conjunctions
The island of Madagascar, off the coast of Africa, is the habitat of more than 200,000 species of plants and animals, many are not found anywhere else on the planet.
A) NO CHANGE
B) animals; many, not found anywhere
C) animals; of which many are not found anywhere
D) animals, many found nowhere
D) animals, many found nowhere
Identify the Error:
Though Joe was not implied in (A) the cheating scandal at the school (B), he still was questioned (C) by the principal (D). No Error. (E)
implied in (A)
The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, one of Russia’s greatest art museums, has long had a productive partnership with a much loved animal: the cat. For centuries, cats have guarded this famous museum, ridding it of mice, rats, and other rodents that could damage the art, not to mention scared off visitors.
A) NO CHANGE
B) scaring
C) scare
D) have scared
C) scare
The punctuation error in this sentence:
In Western films, dark hats often represent bad or evil characters a white hat does just the opposite.
In Western films, dark hats often represent bad or evil characters; a white hat does just the opposite.
What is the error in the italicized portion:
In addition to helping the environment, renewable resources—such as solar power and hydroelectricity—may also provide an economic benefit, as it may reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
it should be they
Just by unplugging your cell phone charger when you are not using it reduces carbon dioxide pollution.
A) NO CHANGE
B) Just unplugging one's
C) Just unplugging your
D) If you just unplug your
C) Just unplugging your
In 1883, he placed an advertisement seeking educated, well-mannered, articulate young women between the ages of 18 and 30. Response to the advertisement was overwhelming, even tremendous, and Harvey soon replaced the male servers at his restaurants with women.
A) NO CHANGE
B) Response to the advertisement was overwhelming,
C) Overwhelming, even tremendous, was the response to the advertisement,
D) There was an overwhelming, even tremendous, response to the advertisement,
B) Response to the advertisement was overwhelming,
Also, studies have found that those students who major in philosophy often do better than students from other majors in both verbal reasoning and analytical writing. These results can be measured by standardized test scores.
Which choice most effectively combines the sentences at the italicized portion?
A) writing as
B) writing, and these results can be
C) writing, which can also be
D) writing when the results are
A) writing as
The punctuation error(s) in this sentence:
Some animals hate the water; dogs (some of them—, cats, and iguanas.
Some animals hate the water: dogs (some of them), cats, and iguanas.
In any sentence, direct objects can be one of two parts of speech
What are Nouns and Pronouns
At the same time, a social and civil rights movement for Mexican Americans was working to raise awareness of Mexican American cultural identity. Artists associated with this began to rediscover and promote the work of the Mexican muralists, particularly Siqueiros.
A) NO CHANGE
B) it
C) them
D) this movement
D) this movement
Circadian rhythms, which are controlled by the bodies biological clocks, influence body temperature, hormone release, cycles of sleep and wakefulness, and other bodily functions.
A) NO CHANGE
B) bodies’ biological clocks’,
C) body’s biological clocks,
D) body’s biological clock’s,
What is "body’s biological clocks" (C)
Typically, the ice sheet begins to show evidence of thawing in late summer, following several weeks of higher temperatures. For example, in the summer of 2012, virtually the entire Greenland Ice Sheet underwent thawing at or near its surface by mid-July, the earliest date on record.
A) NO CHANGE
B) However,
C) As such,
D) Moreover,
B) However,
The first time I visited the Art Institute of Chicago, I expected to be impressed by its famous large paintings. For example, I couldn’t wait to view painter, Georges Seurat’s, 10-foot-wide A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte in its full size.
A) NO CHANGE
B) painter, Georges Seurat’s
C) painter Georges Seurat’s,
D) painter Georges Seurat’s
D) painter Georges Seurat’s
The 9 Parts of Speech
What are: nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, articles, interjections
The common setup is researchers will divide subjects into two groups, one of which is allowed to use the Internet after finishing the task, the other of which must finish the task until completion. Yet another common setup allows subjects unfettered use of the Internet when trying to complete the task. Not surprisingly this last group acted worse on tests of productivity.
A) NO CHANGE
B) the worst
C) badly
D) more poorly
B) the worst
Some people buy organic food because they believe organically grown crops are more nutritious and safer for consumption than the people who purchase their conventionally grown counterparts, which are usually produced with pesticides and synthetic fertilizers.
A) NO CHANGE
B) the purchase of
C) purchasing
D) DELETE the underlined portion.
D) DELETE the underlined portion.
The share of library materials that is in nonprint formats [1] is increasing steadily; in 2010, at least 18.5 million e-books were available for circulation.
At point [1], the writer is considering adding the following information.
—e-books, audio and video materials, and online journals—
Should the writer make this addition here?
A) Yes, because it provides specific examples of the materials discussed in the sentence.
B) Yes, because it illustrates the reason for the increase mentioned later in the sentence.
C) No, because it interrupts the flow of the sentence by supplying irrelevant information.
D) No, because it weakens the focus of the passage by discussing a subject other than librarians.
A) Yes, because it provides specific examples of the materials discussed in the sentence.
Each of the reasons we use commas in sentences
What are: listing, combining two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction, separating non-essential information from the rest of the sentence
Definitions of Each Part of Speech (haha)
What are:
Nouns are a person, place, or thing (or even an abstraction, such as an idea).
Pronouns stand in for nouns in a sentence.
Verbs are what happens in a sentence.
Adjectives describe nouns or pronouns.
Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or even other adverbs.
Prepositions show a relationship between a noun (or a pronoun) and the other words in a sentence.
Conjunctions join words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence.
Articles are a, an, the.
Interjections are expressions that can stand on their own as complete sentences.
No less than instruments that you hold in your hand, then, imaginary instruments act as interfaces between mind and world, lining the edges of what we may think and what is possible to do.
A. No change
B., in conclusion,
C. , nonetheless,
D. , nevertheless
A. No change