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Terms. Simple Sentence. Simple subject and simple predicate. Compound Sentence. Two independent clauses linked by a comma or a coordinating conjunction Example: I saw the movie, but I didn’t like it. Sally went shopping, then she came home. Complex Sentence.

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  1. Terms

  2. Simple Sentence • Simple subject and simple predicate

  3. Compound Sentence • Two independent clauses linked by a comma or a coordinating conjunction • Example: • I saw the movie, but I didn’t like it. • Sally went shopping, then she came home.

  4. Complex Sentence • One independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. • Example: • After we went to the game, we had dinner. • While I was walking down the street, I saw a dog.

  5. Compound/Complex Sentence • Two independent clauses with a dependent clause • After we went to the game, we went to dinner, but the food was awful.

  6. Copy Marks • Editing symbols to bring attention to possible emendations • Word level • Transposition • Misspellings • Some sentence level • Punctuation • Subject verb agreement

  7. Style Sheet • Lists changes in a document based on a style guide • Queries author on points of confusion • Makes editorial judgments for consistency • Checks facts • Document specific • PITA

  8. Copy Edit • “editing of text and graphics word by word and line by line” (Samson 9) • “Editing a document to ensure its correctness, consistency, accuracy, and completeness” (Rude 454) • “often called a line edit, is a sentence-by-sentence edit of a document that prepares the document for publication” (Alley 50) • “requires attention to every word in a manuscript, a thorough knowledge of the style [guide] to be followed, and the ability to make quick, logical, defensible decisions” (CMS 2.48)

  9. Substantive Edit • Checking for overall clarity and accuracy • Reorganizing paragraphs, sections, or chapters • Improving readability • Improving presentation • Querying the author on “issues of concern” (from “Types of Editing”) • “deals with the organization and presentation of existing content” (CMS 2.55)

  10. Queries • When to query • CMS ? • What to query • CMS ?

  11. Global Edit • “Editing for the full range of document qualities, including content, organization, and design as well as grammar and punctuation, with the goal of making the document more usable, suitable for its purpose and readers, and comprehensible” (Rude 453)

  12. Proofread • “compare a current version of a document with an earlier version to establish that marked corrections have been made” (Rude 215). • “A final pass over the document to rid the document of unwanted errors” (Alley 57). • “Effective proofreading involves more than finding errors and making sure that typists and artists have made their changes correctly. It also involves technical details in the document against a reliable reference” (Samson 13).

  13. References • Alley, Michael. The Craft of Editing, 2000. • Chicago Manual of Style (15th ed.), 2003. • Freelance Editorial Association. “Types of Editing.” < http://www.edsguild.org/types.htm > • Rude, Carolyn. Technical Editing (4th ed.), 2006. • Samson, Donald. Editing Technical Writing, 1993.

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