Developing Proofreading and Editing Skills w/ Student CD-ROM Package / Edition 5

by Sue C Camp

Overview

Developing Proofreading and Editing Skills, 5/e by Camp provides instruction and applications designed to sharpen skills in detecting and correcting errors in written communications including memos, letters, reports, email messages, databases, presentation slides, advertisements, and spreadsheets. The material progresses from easy-to-recognize errors to those more difficult to spot, allowing students to build confidence and skill. Highlights of the 5th edition include a discussion of voice-recognition technology and proofreading and editing, end-of-chapter text applications with two applications in each chapter available on CD-ROM, and a series of seven review modules offering challenging proofreading practice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780072976557
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date:	03/25/2004
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Sue C. Camp (Boiling Springs, NC) is the author or coauthor of a number of popular books on writing and editing,

including College English and Communication, Student Edition.

Table of Contents

	Preface	v
	Acknowledgments	viii
	Pretest	ix
Unit 1	Proofreading for Keyboarding and Spelling Errors
Chapter 1	Keyboarding Errors	1
Chapter 2	Spelling and Word Usage	39
Unit 2	Proofreading for correct Capitalization, Plurals, Possessives, and Word Division
Chapter 3	Capitalization	64
Chapter 4	Plurals, Possessives, and Word Division	84
Unit 3	Proofreading for Correct Punctuation
Chapter 5	Comma Usage	104
Chapter 6	Other Punctuation	121
Unit 4	Proofreading for Correct Grammar, Sentence Structure, and Number Style
Chapter 7	Grammar	143
Chapter 8	Sentence Structure	163
Chapter 9	Number Style	180
Unit 5	Proofreading for Correct Formatting
Chapter 10	Formatting Memos and Letters	195
Chapter 11	Proofreading Reports and Other Multiple-Page Documents	231
Unit 6	Proofreading for Accuracy and Consistency
Chapter 12	Proofreading Statistical and Technical Documents	260
Chapter 13	Correcting Inconsistencies	278
Unit 7	Editing for Content
Chapter 14	Editing for Clarity, Conciseness, and Completeness	295
Chapter 15	Editing for Language Use	319
Chapter 16	Proofreading and Editing and Voice-Recognition Technology	335
	Posttest	344
	Appendix	347
	Checkup Answer Keys	351
	Keys for Applications A and B	373
	Index	409