For this month’s quiz we return to the grammar chapter—specifically, paragraphs 5.178–201, 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).
For this workout we return to chapter 5, on grammar—specifically, paragraphs 5.161–77, which cover adverbs. Adverbs are not only amazingly versatile; they’re also incredibly useful. Find out how useful by taking this quiz.
Chicago style 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.
To some of our readers, “Chicago style” is synonymous with a conventional system of numbered notes supported by a bibliography. This system is introduced in the first half of chapter 13 and supported by the examples in chapter 14. (The author-date system will be covered in the next quiz.)
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.
How definite is your knowledge of articles? Find out by taking this quiz, which will test your knowledge of paragraphs 5.74–82 of CMOS 18, on articles, a small but essential trio of adjectives. (We’ll also be taking a brief detour into chapter 8 and titles of works.)
Ready for more action? This workout, “Verbs, Part 2,” focuses on paragraphs 5.121–48 of CMOS 18, which cover mood, tense, number, and other useful concepts.
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.
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 quiz and test your knowledge of accents and other diacritical marks.
With this 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.
