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U.S. English AP Style Editing Skills Test (Upwork)
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U.S. English AP Style Editing Skills Test (Upwork)
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25 Questions

1. Which of the following sentences does NOT require editing to correct voice
2. All but one of the following sentences require editing to correct passive voice
3. Read the following sentence and identify the type of verb or tense error contained in the underlined portion: Local citizens protested the controversial evangelist's tour and threatened to riot outside any venue that dared to host his event.
4. Read the following sentence and choose the option that shows the part of the sentence that should be edited to eliminate redundancy: Reps. Smith and Brown urged fellow legislators to address the need for money for school funding.
5. Which of the following sentences contains an error in grammar or usage?
6. Identify the type of error contained in the following sentence.Because I have an extreme allergy to nuts
7. Which of the following sentences requires editing to correct an error in parallel structure?
8. Read the following passage and identify the style error it contains: Of the two control groups
9. Read the following sentence and select the option that illustrates the best course of action for an editor to take: Happiness has always and will always be an elusive element in my life.
10. Which of the following sentences requires editing to correct errors in verb tense?
11. Read the following passage and select the option that illustrates the best course of action for an editor to take: )Regina Glass
12. The following sentence is devoid of punctuation. Which of the given editing options turns it into a coherent
13. Which of the following sentences does NOT require editing to correct a modifier usage error?
14. Read the following sentence and choose the option that shows the part of the sentence that should be edited to eliminate redundancy.\: The board said it would postpone its decision about appointing a superintendent until later.
15. Which course of action would an editor need to take to correct the modifier/comparison error in the following passage: 'Your brother has been behaving strangely lately
16. Read the following passage and select the option that illustrates the best course of action for an editor to take: )Greta
17. Read the following sentence and identify the type of verb or tense error it contains. If we decided to move venues
18. Which of the following sentences requires editing to correct grammar or usage errors?
19. Choose the series of words or phrases that best completes the following sentence: ________ agreed that ________ of our precautions would be useless once the temperature dropped to _________.
20. Choose the editing option that best corrects the underlined part of the following sentence. If all goes according to plan
21. Which of the following sentences does NOT require editing to correct errors in word choice
22. Which of the following sentences requires editing to correct an error in modifier usage?
23. Read the following passage and identify the type of grammar or usage error it contains: The baby giraffe just loved to play with the 10 puma cubs. Their games came inevitably -” and painfully -” to an end
24. Which of the following sentences does NOT require editing to correct errors in punctuation?
25. Read the following sentence and identify the style error it contains: Many people in the United States are awaiting the report from the U.N. inspectors.