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Chicago Style Workout 52: Prepositions

For this month’s quiz we return to the grammar chapter—specifically, paragraphs 5.172–95, which cover prepositions. The main job of prepositions is to set up other words, an important job that usually goes unnoticed (except, maybe, at the end of a sentence).

1 week ago February 23, 2021 in Chicago Style Workouts.
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Chicago Style Workout 51: Adverbs

This month we return to chapter 5, on grammar—specifically, paragraphs 5.156–71, which cover adverbs. Adverbs are not only amazingly versatile; they’re also incredibly useful. Find out how useful by taking this quiz.

January 26, 2021 in Chicago Style Workouts.

Chicago Style Workout 50: Source Citations, Part 2

CMOS supports two systems of source citation. Notes and bibliography, covered in a previous workout, consists of numbered footnotes or endnotes and, usually, a bibliography. Author-date, the subject of this workout, relies on parenthetical references in the text and a corresponding reference list.

November 24, 2020 in Chicago Style Workouts.

Chicago Style Workout 49: Source Citations, Part 1

To some people, “Chicago style” is synonymous with a conventional system of numbered notes supported by a bibliography. That’s the subject of chapter 14, the longest chapter in CMOS. (Chapter 15, on the author-date system, will be covered in a future quiz.)

September 29, 2020 in Chicago Style Workouts.
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Chicago Style Workout 48: Copyright

From public domain and “all rights reserved” to fair use and permissions, many of the basic principles of copyright will be familiar to those of us who work with words. But anyone can use a refresher.

August 25, 2020 in Chicago Style Workouts.

Chicago Style Workout 47:
Fun with Articles

How definite is your knowledge of articles? Find out by taking this month’s quiz, which will test your knowledge of paragraphs 5.70–78 of CMOS 17, on articles, a small but essential trio of adjectives. (We’ll also be taking a brief detour into chapter 8 and titles of works.)

July 28, 2020 in Chicago Style Workouts.

Chicago Style Workout 46: Verbs, Part 2

Ready for more action? This month’s workout, “Verbs, Part 2,” focuses on paragraphs 5.117–43 of CMOS 17, which cover mood, tense, number, and other useful concepts.

June 30, 2020 in Chicago Style Workouts.

Chicago Style Workout 45: Verbs, Part 1

Verbs are famous for their ability to show action, but they can also express a condition or a state of being. You might even say (an action) that verbs are (a state of being) the most important part of speech.

May 26, 2020 in Chicago Style Workouts.

Chicago Style Workout 44: Accents and Other Diacritical Marks

It may not be possible to go to a café or a boîte right now for pie à la mode, but there is an alternative. You can take this month’s quiz and test your knowledge of accents and other diacritical marks.

April 28, 2020 in Chicago Style Workouts.

Chicago Style Workout 43: Chicago vs. AP, Round 2

With this month’s workout, you get another chance to test your knowledge of Chicago style versus AP. Whether you know both styles or only one of them, a comparison is a good way to sharpen your skills.

March 31, 2020 in Chicago Style Workouts.

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