Proofreading & Editing Precision (Book with CD- ROM)

by Pagel, Larry G.

• ISBN13: 9780538442480
• ISBN10: 0538442484
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 2005-05-19
• Publisher: South-Western Educational Pub

Summary

Proofreading and Editing Precision is a comprehensive, activity-oriented book designed to sharpen proofreading and editing skills. It provides a thorough review of the rules governing language arts and applies them in business documents. Computerized exercises are integrated to give users practice in proofreading, editing, and formatting documents just as they would in everyday situations.

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	(1)
Where Can a Proofreader Get Help?	5	(1)
Methods of Proofreading	6	(2)
What's Ahead?	8	(1)
Keyboarding 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)
Proofreading at the Computer	23	(2)
Word Division Errors	25	(16)
The Nature of Word Division	26	(1)
Guidelines for Word Division	26	(7)
Proofreading Applications	33	(5)
Proofreading at the Computer	38	(1)
Cumulative Application	39	(2)
Capitalization Errors	41	(16)
Capitalization	42	(7)
Proofreading Applications	49	(4)
Proofreading at the Computer	53	(3)
Cumulative Application	56	(1)
Abbreviation Errors and Rough Drafts	57	(18)
Abbreviations	58	(5)
Rough Drafts	63	(4)
Proofreading Applications	67	(4)
Proofreading at the Computer	71	(3)
Cumulative Application	74	(1)
Number Expression Errors	75	(18)
Numbers Expressed as Words	76	(2)
Numbers Expressed as Figures	78	(2)
ZIP Codes	80	(3)
Proofreading Applications	83	(6)
Proofreading at the Computer	89	(2)
Cumulative Application	91	(2)
Sentence Construction Errors, Part 1	93	(16)
Sentence Structure	94	(2)
Sentence Fragments	96	(1)
Singular and Plural Nouns	97	(1)
Intervening Modifiers	97	(1)
Compound Subjects	98	(1)
Collective Nouns	99	(1)
Indefinite Pronouns	100	(3)
Proofreading Applications	103	(4)
Proofreading at the Computer	107	(1)
Cumulative Application	108	(1)
Sentence Construction Errors, Part 2	109	(16)
Pronoun and Antecedent Agreement	110	(3)
The Case of the Pronoun	113	(6)
Proofreading Applications	119	(4)
Proofreading at the Computer	123	(1)
Cumulative Application	124	(1)
Sentence Construction Errors, Part 3	125	(18)
Sentence Elements	126	(1)
Parallel Structure in Sentences	127	(2)
Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers	129	(1)
Bias-Free Language	130	(7)
Proofreading Applications	137	(4)
Proofreading at the Computer	141	(1)
Cumulative Application	142	(1)
Comma Errors	143	(18)
The Importance of Punctuation Marks	144	(1)
The Comma	144	(6)
Other Comma Uses	150	(5)
Proofreading Applications	155	(4)
Proofreading at the Computer	159	(1)
Cumulative Application	160	(1)
Other Punctuation Errors	161	(18)
The Period, the Question Mark, and the Exclamation Mark	163	(1)
The Semicolon	164	(2)
The Colon	166	(1)
The Apostrophe	167	(3)
Underscoring and Italics	170	(1)
Quotation Marks	170	(3)
Proofreading Applications	173	(4)
Proofreading at the Computer	177	(1)
Cumulative Application	178	(1)
Format Errors: Letters and Memos	179	(22)
Format	180	(2)
Letters	182	(9)
Interoffice Memorandums (Memos)	191	(4)
Proofreading Applications	195	(4)
Proofreading at the Computer	199	(1)
Cumulative Application	200	(1)
Format Errors: Reports and Job Search Documents	201	(20)
Reports	202	(3)
Job Search Documents	205	(7)
Proofreading Applications	212	(6)
Proofreading at the Computer	218	(1)
Cumulative Application	219	(2)
Editing for Content, Clarity, and Conciseness	221	(24)
What Is Editing?	222	(1)
Editing for Content	222	(4)
Editing for Clarity	226	(4)
Editing for Conciseness	230	(5)
Proofreading Applications	235	(6)
Proofreading at the Computer	241	(1)
Cumulative Application	242	(3)
Proofreading and Editing on Computer	245	(16)
Introduction	246	(1)
On-Screen Proofreading	246	(2)
Information Processing Tools	248	(1)
Electronic Mail (E-Mail)	249	(3)
Proofreading at the Computer	252	(9)
Computerized Minisimulation: The Editor Online	261	(12)
Proofreading at the Computer	271	(2)
APPENDIX	273	(4)
Commonly Confused Words	273	(2)
Frequently Misspelled Words	275	(1)
Commonly Misspelled U.S. Cities	276	(1)
Spellings and Abbreviations of States and U.S. Territories	276	(1)
Index	277