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Language Editing: Grammar and Stylistic Issues

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Language Editing: Grammar and Stylistic Issues

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What is the main focus of chapter 14?

Examining the principles and pitfalls of grammar (correct)

Discussing the challenges faced by copyeditors

Analyzing the stylistic choices of authors

Exploring the history of grammar and usage

What is the final challenge for copyeditors according to the text?

Respecting the author's choices in stylistic preferences

Correcting all mechanical errors

Making sure the text is clear and unambiguous at all levels (correct)

Ensuring consistency in the writing style

What should copyeditors distinguish between according to the text?

Good and bad writing styles

Inviolable rules and personal stylistic preferences (correct)

Clear and ambiguous language

Correct and incorrect manuscript formats

What does chapter 15 examine according to the text?

Matters pertaining to organization and expository style (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of the last section of chapter 15?

Legal topics concerning copyeditors (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main point of the text?

There are many disputes and conflicting analyses regarding grammar and usage rules. (C) Signup and view all the answers

Why does the author mention the editors of DEU?

To provide an example of disputed English usage problems. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What complication arises when authors and copyeditors have different positions about correct English?

They sometimes impose rules on others. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the downside of selective observance of grammar rules according to the text?

It deprives writers of stylistic flexibility. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What occupational hazard do copyeditors confront almost daily according to the text?

'Damned if you revise, damned if you don't' episodes. (B) Signup and view all the answers

The experts offer conflicting analyses when it comes to resolving grammar tangles.

True (A) Signup and view all the answers

Some writers and editors try to honor and enforce every rule of usage.

True (A) Signup and view all the answers

Following all the rules all the time allows for stylistic flexibility according to the text.

False (B) Signup and view all the answers

Selective observance of grammar rules does not have any downsides according to the text.

False (B) Signup and view all the answers

Judgment by those who invoke every rule of grammar can be perceived as permissive according to the text.

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Language Editing: Grammar and Stylistic Issues

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Questions and Answers

What is the main focus of chapter 14?

What is the final challenge for copyeditors according to the text?

What should copyeditors distinguish between according to the text?

What does chapter 15 examine according to the text?

What is the focus of the last section of chapter 15?

What is the main point of the text?

Why does the author mention the editors of DEU?

What complication arises when authors and copyeditors have different positions about correct English?

What is the downside of selective observance of grammar rules according to the text?

What occupational hazard do copyeditors confront almost daily according to the text?

The experts offer conflicting analyses when it comes to resolving grammar tangles.

Some writers and editors try to honor and enforce every rule of usage.

Following all the rules all the time allows for stylistic flexibility according to the text.

Selective observance of grammar rules does not have any downsides according to the text.

Judgment by those who invoke every rule of grammar can be perceived as permissive according to the text.

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