9ENG Editing Quiz

Editing is just the correction of punctuation and grammar.

• True

• False

Editing should only take me half an hour.

• True

• False

Editing can involve:

• Correcting grammar and punctuation.

• Integrating and refining use of language devices.

• Restructuring whole sections of the text.

• All of the above

Reading texts aloud can be helpful in identifying repeated words and errors in punctuation.

• True

• False

Editing is an iterative* process and something I need to practice to get better at.

*doing something again and again, usually to improve it

• True

• False

Select the definition of editing:

• the comprehensive process of reviewing and revising material to improve its clarity, organization, accuracy, and overall presentation.

• to read and mark any errors.

• To fix errors in punctuation and grammar.