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Editing—Try IT You’ll Like IT!. An online editing drill. Try to answer the questions with a partner. What does this symbol mean?. Delete Way to go!. What does this symbol mean?. To Insert an r. And what does this symbol tell you to do?. Good!. To close up.
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Editing—Try ITYou’ll Like IT! An online editing drill. Try to answer the questions with a partner.
Good! To close up
Correct! Add a space
Way to go! Insert a period
You’ve got it! Add a comma
In this sentence what does the copyeditor want you to correct?
Yes! Add a semicolon
You are sooo smart! Add parenthesis
It means… To add a new line.
To Run together!
STET means to leave as is. The copy editor changed his/her mind after making an editing mark!
Transposing The letters are reversed.
Of Course… Spell out
To change letters to CAPITAL LETTERS
What is wrong with this sentence? The ball was caught by the boy who was nearby under the bridge.
It’s AWKWARD Was the boy or the ball under the bridge?
Now, study pages pages 17 and 18 in your staff manual. We will talk about matters of style next week.