Training Your Editor's Eye -- 3
Writers and editors must develop the skill of identifying errors -- and
of identifying the kinds of places errors are most likely to occur.
This exercise provides practice in identifying errors that need to be
fixed.
Instructions:
- Find a problem in each sentence.
- On a computer: Move the cursor over it (do not click).
On a tablet: Tap on the error.
- If the text turns red, read the pop-up with our comment.
- Tap or hover over [ Answer ] to see an explanation.
- On a tablet, tapping the error a second time removes the pop-up.
- When there is an imbalance between the calories that
are consumed
verses the ones that are burned, you gain weight.
[ Answer ]
- Two years ago, government
urged doctors to add an HIV test to a routine health exam. And it
should be.
[ Answer ]
- A large
amount
of people is effected
by asthma.
[ Answer ]
- But
amazingly
with statistics like
this HIV tests are not conducted as
much as they should.
[ Answer ]
- CNN junkies
patronize the network for
their
unbiased talk and news shows
[ Answer ]
- Everyone
else
(i.e.
modeling troupes, regional clubs, dance troupes)
is
totally unnecessary at the ceremony. None of these groups
represent
the university.
[ Answer ]
- Gazing
through the pages of magazines
have always been one of my favorite
past times.
[ Answer ]
- He sat down with a plate of
left overs
and two
can
sprites.
[ Answer ]
- I applaud CNN's attempt to diversify its lineup, but
they
have
bit off more than they can chew.
[ Answer ]
- Katrina, for all
it's devastation, made landfall on the
gulf coast
as a Category 3
storm,
and hit New Orleans with
it's
weaker
west side.
[ Answer ]
- Let's work together to eradicate a behavior [racism]
that does nothing but hold our country back and
discourage inappropriate venting on our website.
[ Answer ]
- Obesity, in
laymen
terms
is
having a high proportion of body fat.
[ Answer ]
- Once you know the
company or companies
in which
you would like to work for, you then have to do your
home work.
[ Answer ]
- Online classes are an
intricate part of
universities education platforms.
[ Answer ]
- The center also offers parent power workshops,
which Myers said
is
a good way for student parents to network with
each other.
[ Answer ]
- The group plans to discuss the book by Sen. Barack Obama
entitled
"The Audacity of Hope."
[ Answer ]
- The university offers a
vast amount of classes online.
[ Answer ]
- There aren't any
physical characteristics
to
know
if someone has contracted HIV.
[ Answer ]
- When tempted to give a long answer in an interview,
pause, take deep
beathes,
think about what you need to
say,
and an answer
that is short and to the point.
[ Answer ]
- The exemption would
only
be available for firms with more than $5 billion in assets.
[ Answer ]
|