I will ensure adherence to your chosen style guide, such as the Chicago Manual of Style, and correct errors in:

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•    Grammar

•    Hyphens and dashes

•    Capitalization, treatment of numbers

•    Abbreviations/acronyms/initialisms

•    Sentence fragments and run-ons

•    Subject-verb agreement

•    Unclear pronoun references

•    Incorrect pronoun case

•    Essential and nonessential clauses

•    Capitalization

•    Spelling

•    Word usage

•    Punctuation

 

Copyediting also includes the following: ​

 

•    Suggesting changes to improve clarity

•    Querying ambiguous statements or assertions

•    Querying biased language/stereotyping

•    Querying clichés/jargon

•    Querying passive voice per author’s preference​

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"Proofreading" vs. "copyediting" and "line editing": Many of the corrections involved with proofreading or copyediting would be performed by me; however, there are many things a proofreader will be checking for that I would not be. Line editing (more in-depth) comes before copyediting (a separate process), and proofreading is after copyediting (also a separate process). Please be sure to have your manuscript properly and fully proofread by a proofreader at the final stage as a separate process, so that you can be assured that you are ready for publishing. Note also that developmental editing, which I do not do, is a process that should happen before line editing.