Proofreading & Editing Precision

by Pagel, Larry G.; Jones, Ellis; Kane, David

• ISBN13: 9780538692502
• ISBN10: 0538692502
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-12
• Publisher: South-Western Educational Pub

Summary

This comprehensive, activity-oriented text is designed to sharpen proofreading and editing skills .It provides a thorough review of the rules governing language arts. Computerized exercises found on the data disk are integrated throughout to give the user additional practice in editing and formatting documents just as they would in everyday life.

Table of Contents

Errors! Errors! Errors!	1	(8)
Importance of Proofreading	2	(1)
What Is Proofreading?	3	(1)
What Kinds of Errors Are Most Common?	4	(2)
Where Can a Proofreader Get Help?	6	(1)
Methods of Proofreading	6	(2)
What's Ahead?	8	(1)
Spelling Errors	9	(16)
Spelling Errors	10	(1)
Transposition Errors	10	(2)
Added Copy Errors	12	(1)
Incorrect Letters	13	(1)
Omitted Copy Errors	14	(2)
Numerical Errors	16	(1)
Spelling and Word Usage	17	(2)
Proofreading Applications	19	(4)
Computerized Proofreading Applications	23	(2)
Word Division Errors	25	(18)
The Nature of Word Division	26	(1)
Guidelines for Word Division	26	(8)
Proofreading Applications	34	(3)
Computerized Proofreading Applications	37	(6)
Cumulative Review Applications No. 1	38	(5)
Capitalization Errors	43	(14)
Capitalization	44	(7)
Proofreading Applications	51	(3)
Computerized Proofreading Applications	54	(3)
Abbreviation Errors and Rough Drafts	57	(16)
Abbreviations	58	(5)
Rough Drafts	63	(4)
Proofreading Applications	67	(3)
Computerized Proofreading Applications	70	(3)
Number Expression Errors	73	(20)
Numbers Expressed as Words	74	(2)
Numbers Expressed as Figures	76	(2)
ZIP Codes	78	(3)
Proofreading Applications	81	(6)
Computerized Proofreading Applications	87	(6)
Cumulative Review Applications No. 2	89	(4)
Sentence Construction Errors, Part 1	93	(18)
Sentence Structure	94	(2)
Sentence Fragments	96	(1)
Singular and Plural Nouns	97	(1)
Intervening Modifiers	98	(1)
Compound Subjects	99	(1)
Collective Nouns	100	(1)
Indefinite Pronouns	101	(4)
Proofreading Applications	105	(5)
Computerized Proofreading Applications	110	(1)
Sentence Construction Errors, Part 2	111	(16)
Pronoun and Antecedent Agreement	112	(3)
The Case of the Pronoun	115	(7)
Proofreading Applications	122	(4)
Computerized Proofreading Applications	126	(1)
Sentence Construction Errors, Part 3	127	(20)
Sentence Elements	128	(1)
Parallel Structure in Sentences	129	(2)
Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers	131	(1)
Bias-Free Language	132	(7)
Proofreading Applications	139	(5)
Computerized Proofreading Applications	144	(3)
Cumulative Review Applications No. 3	145	(2)
Comma Errors	147	(16)
The Importance of Punctuation Marks	148	(1)
The Comma	148	(6)
Other Comma Uses	154	(5)
Proofreading Applications	159	(3)
Computerized Proofreading Applications	162	(1)
Other Punctuation Errors	163	(20)
The Period, the Question Mark, and the Exclamation Mark	165	(1)
The Semicolon	166	(2)
The Colon	168	(1)
The Apostrophe	169	(3)
Underscoring and Italics	172	(1)
Quotation Marks	172	(3)
Proofreading Applications	175	(3)
Computerized Proofreading Applications	178	(5)
Cumulative Review Applications No. 4	179	(4)
Format Errors: Letters and Memos	183	(22)
Format	184	(1)
Letters	185	(11)
Interoffice Memorandums	196	(5)
Proofreading Applications	201	(3)
Computerized Proofreading Applications	204	(1)
Format Errors: Reports and Job Search Documents	205	(18)
Reports	206	(3)
Job Search Documents	209	(7)
Proofreading Applications	216	(4)
Computerized Proofreading Applications	220	(3)
Editing for Content, Clarity, and Conciseness	223	(24)
What Is Editing?	224	(1)
Editing for Content	224	(4)
Editing for Clarity	228	(4)
Editing for Conciseness	232	(5)
Proofreading Applications	237	(5)
Computerized Proofreading Applications	242	(5)
Cumulative Review Applications No. 5	243	(4)
Proofreading and Editing on Computer	247	(28)
Introduction	248	(1)
On-Screen Proofreading	248	(2)
Information Processing Tools	250	(7)
Electronic Mail (E-Mail)	257
Computerized Proofreading Applications	253	(22)
Computerized Minisimulation: The Editor Online	261	(12)
Alternate Instructions for Computerized Proofreading Applications	273	(2)
APPENDIX	275	(4)
Commonly Confused Words	275	(2)
Frequently Misspelled Words	277	(1)
Commonly Misspelled U.S. Cities	277	(1)
Spelling and Two-Letter Abbreviations of States and U.S. Territories	278	(1)
Letter Placement Guide and Report Formats	278	(1)
Index	279	(2)
Proofreader Marks	281