End Punctuation Marks
Improving the author's work in order to strengthen it regarding things like grammar or punctuation without changing what the author is saying.
What is "copyediting"?
This system's purpose is to add clarity to what is being conveyed by the author.
What is "punctuation"?
People who learn this way retain information best by seeing it in front of them either by reading or by looking at diagrams and charts.
What is "Visual learners"?
The focus of writing that copyeditors and proofreaders are most likely to focus on.
What are "punctuation, spelling, and grammar"?
The style that we focus on when copyediting, specifically in regards to punctuation, capitalization, quotations, hyphenation, etc.
What is "editorial or mechanical style"?
Reading through an author's paper in order to find specific types of mistakes in what is being said.
What is "proofreading"?
Determining how you would punctuate a sentence based on how you would read or say the sentence aloud.
What is "auditory punctuation style"?
The style that is most likely to be used to edit nonliterary texts, corporate documents, and scientific or technical reports.
What is "analytical or syntactical approach"?
The main goal of copyediting.
What is "eliminating inconsistencies"?
True or False:
Proofreading and correcting the punctuation of the author can (but does not necessarily) include changes to what the author is saying or meaning.
What is "true"?
An editorial style approach that instructs editors to punctuate based on grammatical units. This approach is most common in editorial style manuals.
What is "the analytical or syntactical approach"?
The advantage and disadvantage that people in the copyediting field face.
What is "knowing how to do research on what they're reading; overconfidence"?
Examples:
-If it appeared in a grammar book anywhere at any time, it's a rule
- If someone talks that way, it's correct
What is "assertionism"?
Making sure that nothing is missing from the narrative that the author or the copyeditor may have missed.
What is "The main goal of proofreading"?
Most of what is to be learned is done in books, which appeals to this type of learner.
What are "visual learners"?
The conventions and materials that are not running text.
What are "tables, graphs, notes, and bibliographies"?
The style that we focus on in copyediting that specifically regards these types of punctuation:
- angle brackets
- square brackets
- parenthesis
- braces (curly brackets)
What is "markup; tagging; styling; typecoding"?
Copyediting is done with the first draft, while proofreading is done with the final draft.
What is "false"?
This learning style is one of three ways to learn how to use punctuation correctly. This style of learning is done by consistently paying attention to how punctuation is used and for what purposes and being exposed to it whenever we read something in English.
What is "explicit learning"?
The group of editors who believe that it is not unreasonable to impose a single form of English on writing for everyone, especially in formal writing.
What is "Assertionists"?