Grammarly Certified Advanced Grammar and Language Specialist Editing and Proofreading Techniques 2

Question 1

Which proofreading strategy involves checking one category of error at a time across the entire document?

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Isolated pass reading

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Parallel reading

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Chunked editing

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Sequential scanning

Question 2

In copy editing, what does 'querying the author' mean?

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Leaving a comment or question for the author about a specific word, fact, or passage

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Returning the entire manuscript for a complete rewrite

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Deleting questionable content and providing a written explanation

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Asking the publisher to clarify which style guide applies

Question 3

What is the purpose of performing a 'cold read' during proofreading?

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Reviewing the document after stepping away from it to see it with fresh eyes

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Proofreading in a cool environment to maintain alertness

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Having someone with no knowledge of the topic read the document

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Reviewing only the newly added or recently revised sections

Question 4

In traditional proofreading markup, what does the instruction 'stet' mean?

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Let the original text stand; ignore the previous editorial mark

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Insert a space between the marked elements

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Set the text in a new typeface or style

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Move the marked sentence to a new location

Question 5

For which editing task is the 'global search and replace' function most valuable?

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Both correcting consistent misspellings and finding repeated error patterns

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Correcting a consistently misspelled name or term throughout a document

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Replacing all formatting styles with new ones

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Finding every instance of a repeated grammatical error pattern

Question 6

What does editing for 'parallel structure' in a list require?

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Making sure each list item uses the same grammatical form

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Ensuring each list item uses matching indentation and spacing

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Verifying that each item in the list is approximately equal in length

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Confirming that items are arranged in alphabetical or chronological order

Question 7

Which editing level would most appropriately address an essay's unclear or underdeveloped thesis?

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Developmental editing

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Proofreading

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Copy editing

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Fact-checking