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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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1. Which of the following sentences contains an error in grammar or usage?
2. Choose the editing option that best corrects the underlined part of the following sentence. If all goes according to plan
3. 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.
4. Read the following passage and select the option that illustrates the best course of action for an editor to take: Knowing she had no right for privacy as long as she stayed in the convent
5. 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.
6. Read the following sentence and identify the type of grammar or usage error it contains: The differences in the two committees had finally reached an insurmountable level; each wanted to delve in the problem more deeply
7. Read the following passage and identify the line that contains an error in agreement or parallel structure: That boat has cost us a fortune so far: more than $25
8. Which of the following sentences does NOT require editing to correct voice
9. Choose the editing option that best corrects the underlined part of the following sentence: The board of directors said that the company could move forward with the new plan without first seeking the approving of the foreign investors.
10. Choose the editing option that best corrects the underlined part of the following sentence: After an entire day of experimenting with new medications
11. Read the following sentence and choose the option that shows the part of the sentence that should be edited to eliminate redundancy: Participants were informed that the rally scheduled for 9 a.m. in the morning had been canceled.
12. Which of the following sentences does NOT require editing to correct errors in word choice
13. Read the following passage and select the line that contains a grammar or usage error.
14. Which of the following sentences requires editing to correct errors in punctuation?
15. Read the following passage and select the option that illustrates the best course of action for an editor to take: )Greta
16. Read the following sentence and identify the style error it contains: students attended the rally on Nov. 23. Of those present
17. Read the following passage and select the option that illustrates the best course of action for an editor to take: Why
18. Read the following sentence and identify the type of verb or tense error it contains. If we decided to move venues
19. Read the following sentence and identify the style error it contains: The flu shots were given to over a hundred people by the nursing staff in just six hours.
20. Read the following passage and select the option that illustrates the best course of action for an editor to take: was shocked to learn of our congressman's arrest. Correct me if I'm wrong
21. Which of the following sentences requires editing to correct grammar or usage errors?
22. Which of the following sentences requires editing to correct grammar or usage errors?
23. Which of the following sentences contains an error in grammar or word usage?
24. Which of the following sentences does NOT require editing to correct a modifier usage error?
25. Read the following sentence and select the option that illustrates the best course of action for an editor to take: recent study by a team of sociologists at Johns Hopkins University confirmed that the average female moviegoer expects to see at least three romantic scenes per film

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