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U.S. English Chicago Style Editing Skills Test (Upwork)
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U.S. English Chicago Style Editing Skills Test (Upwork)
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8 Questions

1. Read the following sentence and select the option that illustrates the best course of action for an editor to take: Daphne's latest exhibition was roundly panned by the critics
2. Choose the editing option that best corrects the underlined part of the following sentence: doctor at the Metropolitan Clinic in Chicago claims that if women give up smoking and ate a healthful diet
3. Read the following sentence and identify the type/s of error/s it contains: The differences in the two committees had finally reached an insurmountable level; each wanted to delve in the problem more deeply
4. Which of the following sentences requires editing to correct errors in diction or spelling?
5. Read the following passage and select the option that illustrates the best course of action for an editor to take: Catherine Bliss
6. Choose the editing option that best corrects the underlined part of the following sentence: The Board of Directors on Monday said that the company could undertake the additional activities without first seeking the approving of the foreign investors.
7. Read the following passage from the manuscript of a novel and select the option that illustrates the best course of action for an editor to take: Along the dusty roadway lay intermittent reminders of the war: a mud-filled crater here
8. All but one of the following sentences require editing to correct passive voice