Book Editing Fundamentals - Practice Test Geeks

It is the process of making changes to a manuscript's words and punctuation.

The process of removing typos and errors from a manuscript is known as copy editing.

It is the process of ensuring that a manuscript's copy is consistent throughout.

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To reduce the length of a book

To improve the appearance of a book

To prepare a book for publication or submission to literary agents.

To enhance one's writing style

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The book cover is designed by a book editor.

The book is marketed to publishers by a book editor.

A book editor contributes to the improvement of a book's quality by making suggestions and corrections.

The book is written for the author by a book editor.

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To catch any last-minute mistakes before publication.

The book will be proofread.

The amount of time required to edit the book.

It makes no monetary sense.

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Proofreading

Manuscript editing

Manuscript copyediting

Creating a manuscript

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A novel takes about 60,000 seconds to edit.

A novel takes about 60 days to edit.

A novel takes about 6 hours to edit.

It is determined by the novel's length and complexity.

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The length of the book has no bearing on editing.

The longer the book, the more expensive editing will be.

The shorter the book, the more expensive editing will be.

The length of the book has no bearing on the cost of editing.

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