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Module 3.2: Setting Your User Name And The Proofing Language
What is the purpose of the user n...,
What should you add to the user n...,
What initials should be used for ...
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Module 3.3: Track Changes And Compare Tool
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What is the purpose of the track ...,
How do you activate the track cha...
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Module 4.2: Regional Spelling Differences
What is crucial when proofreading...,
Which dictionaries does knowadays...,
What color indicates british or a...
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Module 5.1: Faulty Agreement
What is faulty agreement 1,
What are the two most typical inc...,
What is subject verb agreement 3
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Module 5.2: Faulty Parallelism
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What is faulty parallelism 2,
What are the types of faulty para...
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Module 5.3: Restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses
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What are the two types of relativ...,
What is the purpose of restrictiv...
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Module 6.2: Commas
What is a common misconception ab...,
What is the primary function of c...,
What are nonrestrictive clauses 3
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Module 6.5: Quotation marks
What is the usual practice for qu...,
What is the standard practice for...,
When proofreading what is importa...
14
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Module 6.6: Hyphens and dashes
What is the primary visual differ...,
What is the main use of hyphens 2,
What is an example of a hyphenate...
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Module 7.2: Acronyms, initialisms, and other abbreviations
What is an acronym 1,
What is an initialism 2,
When should acronyms and initiali...
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Module 7.3: Number use
What is the guideline for writing...,
How should numbers 10 and above b...,
What does the chicago manual of s...
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Module 7.4 (Part 1): When to capitalize
What is the basic rule for capita...,
Name three types of terms that sh...,
Should the term summer be capital...
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Module 7.4 (Part 2): Commonly misused terms
What is the difference between li...,
When should and be used instead o...,
What does ironic mean 3
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Module 8.2: Tone and formality
What is the most important distin...,
What characterizes formal english 2,
What is informal english typicall...
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Module 9.1 (Part 1): How far a proofreader should go
What is a key characteristic of a...,
What type of language is commonly...,
What tone is preferred in academi...
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Module 9.1 (Part 2): Commenting
What should you do if you spot an...,
What is the role of a proofreader...,
True or false a proofreader shoul...
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Module 9.3: Proofreading Quotations
How should quotes be introduced w...,
How should a complete quote follo...,
What is the correct way to integr...
20
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Module 10.1: Understanding citations and references
What is academic referencing 1,
What are the consequences of fail...,
What are citations 3
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Module 10.3: APA Referencing
What is apa referencing 1,
How does apa referencing differ f...,
What should you do before startin...
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