Send several paragraphs to edit that were written in absolutely horrible English. Also, multiple choice questions that included "Choose the sentence with incorrect punctuation" and similar such questions.
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Since you benefit from the 30% ruling, we can lower down your salary, right?(recruiter’s question)
What are you looking ofr
I am a busy person ? Find error.
They asked if i will be able to relocate
Could not clear the screening test, therefore no HR round was conducted
I was sent a page or so of a sample text to be edited which I completed in MS Word, track changes mode, and sent back to them for review.
Many questions ask which is the best revision that retains the same meaning but is grammatically correct, but what if the grammatical errors themselves lead to multiple possible meanings? What if the original sentence is factually incorrect? For example, if Dracula is referred to as the "hero" (incorrect), should the revision be "titular character" (correct) or "protagonist" (incorrect and also not analogous with hero, but might be considered closer in meaning to some, subjectively)?
The on line test is a multiple choice exercise about things that you will be asked to do as an editor.
Basic errors in sentences had to be identified and corrected
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