Cumulative Editing Quiz Solutions ⚫ 1
CUMULATIVE EDITING QUIZ 1
Grammar/Mechanics Handbook
All errors must be corrected to receive credit for the sentence.
1. Neither the cities nor the counties would take responsibility for
their budget overruns.
2. Can we keep this matter just between you and me?
3. Only a few attorneys still have private secretaries.
7. Many basketball and football stars earn huge salaries.
8. Are you sure that this apartment is theirs?
Cumulative Editing Quiz Solutions ⚫ 2
CUMULATIVE EDITING QUIZ 2
Grammar/Mechanics Handbook
All errors must be corrected to receive credit for the sentence.
1. The production cost and the markup of each item are
important in calculating the sale price.
5. Waiting in the outer office are a job applicant and a sales
representative whom you told to stop by.
6. Each applicant could have submitted his or her application
online if he or she had gone to our website.
OR: All applicants could have submitted their applications
online if they had gone to our website.
Cumulative Editing Quiz Solutions ⚫ 3
CUMULATIVE EDITING QUIZ 3
Grammar/Mechanics Handbook
All errors must be corrected to receive credit for the sentence.
1. Her new computer is definitely more faster than her previous
computer.
5. After completing a case-by-case search, the consultant
promised to send his report to Carlos and me.
6. If you were me, which of the two job offers do you think is
better?
Cumulative Editing Quiz Solutions ⚫ 4
CUMULATIVE EDITING QUIZ 4
Grammar/Mechanics Handbook
All errors must be corrected to receive credit for the sentence.
1. E-mail messages must be written clearly and concisely [omit
comma] to ensure that receivers comprehend the message
quickly.
5. Because we rely on e-mail, we have reduced our use of faxes
[omit comma] and voice messages.
6. In business, time is money.
7. “The first product to use a bar code,” said Alice Beasley, “was
Wrigley’s gum.”
Cumulative Editing Quiz Solutions ⚫ 5
CUMULATIVE EDITING QUIZ 5
Grammar/Mechanics Handbook
All errors must be corrected to receive credit for the sentence.
1. Mark Zuckerberg worked for years to build Facebook; however, it
was years [omit apostrophe] before the company made a profit.
2. E-businesses have always been risky; online companies seem to
disappear as quickly as they appear.
3. According to a leading data source, three of the top European
4. By the way, Tess’s e-mail was forwarded to Mr. Lopez’s incoming
box in error, and she was quite embarrassed.
5. The SEC’s findings and ruling in the securities fraud case are
expected to be released in one hour’s time.
8. Charles’ and Les’s mountain bicycles were stolen from their garage
last night. [Charles’ is preferred but Charles’s is permissible.]
9. Five of the worst computer passwords are the following: your first
Cumulative Editing Quiz Solutions ⚫ 6
CUMULATIVE EDITING QUIZ 6
Grammar/Mechanics Handbook
All errors must be corrected to receive credit for the sentence.
2. Our operating revenue for 2015 (see Appendix A) exceeded all
the consultants’ expectations.
3. Four features—camera, text messaging, Web access, and
voice mail—are what Americans want most on their cell
phones.
7. Was it Oprah Winfrey who said that the best jobs are those
we’d do even if we didn’t get paid?
8. The word mashup is a technology term that is defined as “a
website that uses content from more than one source to create
a completely new service.” [The word mashup could be
underscored.]
Cumulative Editing Quiz Solutions ⚫ 7
CUMULATIVE EDITING QUIZ 7
Grammar/Mechanics Handbook
All errors must be corrected to receive credit for the sentence.
1. I wonder whether President Jackson invited our marketing
vice president to join the upcoming three-hour training
session.
5. Jake noticed that the English spoken by Asians in Hong Kong
sounded more British than American.
6. Memorial Day is a federal holiday; therefore, banks will be
closed.
7. Because the package was marked “Fragile,” the mail carrier
handled it carefully.
Cumulative Editing Quiz Solutions ⚫ 8
CUMULATIVE EDITING QUIZ 8
Grammar/Mechanics Handbook
All errors must be corrected to receive credit for the sentence.
1. My partner and I will meet at our attorney’s office at 3 p.m. on
June 9 to sign our papers of incorporation.
4. Your short-term loan for $25,000 covers a period of 60 days.
5. Each new employee must pick up his or her permanent
parking permit for Lot 3-A before the end of the 14-day
6. A total of 259 identity theft complaints were filed with the
Federal Trade Commission on November 2 alone.
7. Roberta’s 11-page report was more easier to read than David’s
because hers was better organized and had good headings.
8. Every morning on the way to the office, Tatiana picked up two
lattes that cost a total of $8.