US English Proofreading (Chicago Style) MCQ Questions Answers

1. Select the line that contains an error in grammar or usage.

2. Which sentence contains an agreement error?

3. Which sentence contains an error in punctuation?

4. Select the line that contains an error in grammar or usage.

5. Which sentence contains an error or inconsistency?

6. Which sentence contains an error in number usage, style, or consistency?

7. Which of the following sentences contains an error in punctuation?

8. Which sentence contains an error in punctuation?

9. Select the line that contains an error in grammar or usage.

10. Which sentence contains an agreement error?

11. Which sentence contains an error in sentence structure?

12. Which sentence is correct in terms of number usage, style, or consistency?

13. Which sentence contains an error in grammar or usage?.

14. Which sentence contains an error in sentence structure?

15. Read lines that together form a passage and select the line that contains an error in punctuation.

16. Select the line that contains an error in grammar or usage.

17. Read the following options, which collectively form a passage, and identify the line that contains an error or inconsistency.

18. Which sentence contains an error in grammar or usage?

19. Which sentence contains an error in number usage, style, or consistency?

20. Read the following passage and identify the type of error or inconsistency it contains.

21. Which sentence does not contain an error or inconsistency?

22. Which sentence contains an error in sentence structure?

23. Compare the manuscript copy to the final proof copy and identify the line that contains an error.

24. The following represents a complete bibliography for a scholarly paper. Review the entries and identify the line that contains an error.

25. Which sentence contains an error in grammar or usage?

26. Select the line that contains an error in grammar or usage.

27. Correct way to write the publication information for a cited work in a bibliography?

28. Read passage and select the line that contains an error in punctuation.

29. Select line that contains an error in number usage, style, or consistency.

30. Which statement about typeset matter is correct?

31. Which sentence contains an error in number usage, style, or consistency?

32. Which sentence contains an error in apostrophe usage?

33. Identify the line that contains an error or inconsistency.

34. Which underlined section in given sentence contains an error in diction?

35. It is imperative to include the author's last access date when citing online sources.

36. Read and identify the line that contains an error or inconsistency.

37. Identify the line that contains an error or inconsistency.

38. Read and select the line that contains an error in grammar or usage.

39. Read passage and identify the line that contains an error or inconsistency.

40. Because I have an extreme allergy to nuts, I only ate the cake and not the pecan pie.

41. Select the line that contains an error in punctuation.

42. Which sentence contains an agreement error?

43. Which sentence is correct in terms of number usage, style, or consistency?

44. Which sentence contains an error in punctuation?

45. Which part of sentence contains an error or inconsistency?

46. Which example does not follow best practice for creating main headings?

47. Which sentence uses correct punctuation?

48. Which sentence contains an error in number usage, style, or consistency?

49. Which entry does not follow best practice for indexing titles of publications?

50. Read and select the line that contains an error in punctuation.

51. Which one represents a correct bibliographic entry?

52. Read passage and select the line that contains an error in grammar or usage.

53. Which sentence contains an error in the author-date style text citation?

54. Which list is punctuated correctly?

55. Which of the following sentences contains an error in punctuation?

56. Which sentence contains an error in grammar or usage?

57. Read passage and identify error or inconsistency it contains.

58. Which sentence contains an error in punctuation?

59. Compare manuscript copy to the final proof copy and identify the line that contains an error.

60. Which sentence contains an error or inconsistency?

61. Compare manuscript copy to the final proof copy and identify the section that contains an error.

62. Which author-date style text citations is incorrect?

63. Which of the following sentences is/are punctuated correctly?

64. Compare manuscript copy to the final proof copy and identify the section with error.

65. Which one is not a duty generally performed by a proofreader?

66. Which entry does not follow best practice for indexing the names of titled persons?

67. Read passage and identify the type of error or inconsistency it contains.

68. Which sentence does not contain an error in comma usage?

69. Which sentence contains an inconsistency?

70. Compare manuscript copy to the final proof copy and identify the line with error.

71. Which index entry is incorrect?

72. Which sentence is most correct in terms of punctuation?

73. Which sentence contains an error in comma usage?

74. Which sentence does not contain an inconsistency?

75. Identify error contained in the following sentence.

76. Which sentence correctly punctuates a run-in list?

77. Which of the following sentences contains an error in punctuation?