This month’s workout centers on sections 3.79–84 of The Chicago Manual of Style, “Editing Tables.” Advanced editors might tackle the questions cold; learners can study sections 3.79–84 of the Manual before answering the questions.
Although in a direct quotation from a source the wording should be reproduced exactly, certain changes to punctuation, capitalization, and spelling are generally allowed when needed to
Do you know Chicago style for number ranges? Is it 142–3, 142–43, or 142–143? This month’s workout, “Inclusive Numbers” covers sections 9.58–63 of CMOS.
This month’s workout, “Word Usage, Part 2,” again centers on section 5.220 of CMOS. Writing and editing are more efficient when you never have to look up biennial or dither over between and among.
This month’s workout, “Possessives,” centers on sections 7.15–28 of CMOS. Advanced editors might tackle the questions cold; learners can study those sections of the Manual before answering the questions.
This month’s workout, “Word Usage,” centers on section 5.220 of CMOS. Writing and editing are more efficient when you never have to look up affect or effect or dither over whether it’s OK to write inasmuch.
“Between her and me”? Test your knowledge of pronoun usage! This month’s workout, “Personal Pronouns,” centers on sections 5.38–46 of CMOS.
This month’s workout, “Rules for Quoting,” centers on sections 13.7–8 of CMOS. Advanced editors might tackle the questions cold; learners can study those sections of the Manual before answering the questions.
Are you ready for some heavy lifting? Today’s workout centers on sections 5.108–13 of CMOS. . . . True or false:
Today’s workout, “How to Proofread,” centers on sections 2.107–15 of CMOS. Advanced editors might tackle the questions cold; learners can study those sections of the Manual before answering the questions.