Of the Following, Which Is an Example of a Style

question 20

Multiple Choice

Of the following, which is an example of a style error?

• A) Marcy misused semicolons in her manuscript.
• B) Sean forgot the abstract in his manuscript.
• C) Trudy did not use conventions for headings in her manuscript.
• D) Liam provided citations in the incorrect format in the text of his manuscript.

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Definitions:

Proximity

The physical closeness or distance of objects, which influences how people perceive and group elements in their environment.

Parsing

The process of analyzing a string of symbols, either in natural language, computer languages, or data structures, conforming to the rules of a formal grammar.

Arbitrary

Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.

Stimulus

A signal or item in the environment that elicits a response from an organism.