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U.S. English Proofreading (Chicago)
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U.S. English Proofreading (Chicago)
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1. Which of the following is the proofreader's mark to indicate where an apostrophe or single quotation mark should be inserted?
2. The Chicago Style is very specific in regards to proofreader's marks. Which of the following is the proofreader's mark to indicate when something should be aligned vertically?
3. What is the difference between "further" and "farther"?
4. Which of the following is the proofreader's mark to indicate when a proofreader should set something in italic type?
5. Pick the word spelled correctly:
6. Which of the following is the proofreader's mark to insert an en dash?
7. Which of the following sentences is correct?
8. Which word is spelled incorrectly in the following sentence: The team earned a berth in the upcoming tournement.
9. Which of the following is the proofreader's mark to insert a question mark?
10. A book has five authors. Should you write out all of their names in the bibliography citation?
11. Footnotes should be ____ spaced.
12. What's the word denoting rebirth?
13. What is a serial comma?
14. What size should the font typically be?
15. Which of the following describes the proofreader's mark to indicate when a proofreader should "let it stand"?
16. Which of the following is correct?
17. Which of the following is the proofreader's mark to indicate when a proofreader should set something in roman type?
18. Which of the following is not spelled correctly?
19. According to the Chicago Style
20. Which of the following is the proofreader's mark to indicate when a proofreader should set something in boldface type?
21. Which of the following is the proofreader's mark to indicate where one should insert quotation marks?
22. The school principle called me into his office. Is "principle" spelled correctly?
23. Does the following sentence have correct spelling? There were alot of odd occurrences on Halloween.
24. After initially introducing a citation
25. Which of the following is the proofreader's mark to indicate when a proofreader should spell something out?

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