Learning Exercise
Chicago Manual of Style FAQ. Add on Assignment for Editing Quotations
Information contained in the FAQ can be used to solve editing problems. The Chicago Manual represents a credible authority for establishing sound editing practices. This exercise offers help with editing for punctuation and added material within quotations.
Course: Editing for the Professional (Technical Editing)
- Material:
- The Chicago Manual of Style FAQ (and not so FAQ)
- Date last modified:
- August 16, 2002
- Created by:
- Joyce Brotton
- License:
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Exercise
Go to the URL shown above for The Chicago Manual of Style FAQ.
Scan the Index on the left of the page for quotations.
Open and review Questons and Answers. Now, solve the following editing problems:
Scan the Index on the left of the page for quotations.
Open and review Questons and Answers. Now, solve the following editing problems:
- How are the following punctuation marks shown when used as end quotation punctuation within documents printed in the United States?
a. commas
b. semicolons
c. colons
d. periods - What is the purpose of using brackets within a quotation?
- How would you show that bracketed material was provided by a previous writer?
- What will you do as an editor if your author needs to add his or her own bracketed material to a quotation that already contains bracketed comments contributed by a previous writer?
Enjoy this exercise. If you discover a new gem of editing knowledge in these FAQs, you may submit it along with the exercise answers for extra credit towards your homework requirement.
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