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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide
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journalism-and-media
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. When referring to a group of women who attended a school
alumnae
nicknames
either
hopefully
2. In the sense of mass communication - such as magazines - newspapers - the news services - radio - television ad online
adviser
media
alumni
buss
3. Noun that means a fundamental truth - law - doctrine - or motivating force
half staff
flare
comprise
principle
4. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)
over
hanged
National Organization for Women
whom
5. Individual items reduced in number
fewer
comprise
arrest
less
6. More than two people look atcan be used when the number of people being used is indefinite
forward
marshall
one another
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
7. For non essential clauses - where the pronoun is less necessary and use commas. use when referring to inanimate objects and to animals without a name
further
which
stationary
figuratively
8. Is a bellybutton - or a seedless orange so named because it has a depression that resembles a bellybutton
one another
nicknames
crisis
navel
9. Not amidst for a word that means surrounded by; in the middle of
flyer
as
amid
rack
10. Twice a year (same as semiannual)
Nobel Prize
biannual
criteria
half mast
11. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides
federal
resident
pour
hanged
12. Indicates a state of reclining. It does not take a direct object. Its past tense is lay. Its past participle is lain and present participle is lying - when __ means to make an untrue statement - the verb forms are lie - lied - lying.
its
flay
besides
lie
13. Use all-caps ZIP for zoning improvement plan - but always lowercase the word code - run the 5 digits together without a comma and do not put a comma between state name and ZIP
composition titles
courtesy titles
phase
ZIP code
14. A group of people - often military or animals
troop
ravage
daylight saving time
ravish
15. Multiple transportation vehicles
troops
person
buses
medium
16. Noun. a fish - verb. to move clumsily or jerkily - to flop about
flounder
busses
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
Internet
17. A member of a predominantly black Islamic sect in the United States. However the term is considered DEROGATORY by members of the sect - who call themselves muslims
mean
Black muslim
speeds
last
18. Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement
No.
refute
Orient - Oriental
faze
19. Capitalize for architectural style or corporate or governmental bodies that use the word as part of their name. Lowercase when used as an adjective.
federal
primiere
subject
accommodate
20. Used in proper names and as someone in a parade
like
marshall
last
one another
21. For essential clauses -important to the meaning of a sentence and without commas. Use when referring to inanimate objects and to animals without a name
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
that
one another
widow
22. A minor offense against the law
wrack
speeds
less
misdemeanor
23. Applied to a person residing away from the nation of which he or she is a citizen - or to a person under the protection of a specified nation.
national
ravage
whom
fiancee
24. Takes plural verb - use it to mean one or the other - not both - right: she said to use either door - wrong: there were lions on either side of the door
infer
among
either
immigrate
25. Correct spelling for one who deceives by using a false identity
forward
impostor
insure
national
26. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead
forward
was drowned
hanged
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
27. When referring to a man who has attended a school
alumnus
bad
except
demolish or destroyed
28. A first performance
primiere
biannual
comprise
hang - hangs
29. To be used instead of the sexist terms
whose
phase
firefighter - police officer
NAACP
30. Means to guarantee
farther
crisis
ensure
half staff
31. Singular form of problem or turning point
crisis
afterward
stationery
principle
32. Malicious - premeditated homicide - some states define certain homicides as this if the killing occurs in the course of armed robbery - rape - etc. - do not say a victim was ____ed unless it was proven in court - instead say the victim was killed or
half staff
native
murder
effect
33. Is the middle number of points in a series arranged in order of size
median
buses
Internet
that
34. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast
effect
flair
staunch
national
35. AP does not italicize words in news stories.
fiance
hopefully
italics
fewer
36. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive
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37. Not savings - no hyphen - when linking term with the name of a time zone - use only the word daylight (capitalize only when used with a time zone) - lowercase in all uses
daylight saving time
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
stationary
alumni
38. Homicide without malice or premeditation
manslaughter
muslims
immigrate
all right
39. Writing paper
in-law
stationery
assure
compliment
40. Means to influence
amid
affect
under way
firefighter - police officer
41. Assistance
over
bad
aid
troop
42. All tenses of the word that means a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
crises
pour
compliment
43. Spelling for the noun that carries a badge and gun and verb that describes one who keeps things in order
stationary
except
hung
marshal
44. Refers to the result obtained by dividing a sum by the number of quantities added together
flier
lie
courtesy titles
average
45. All nouns that mean different computer functions. Must use these in two words when in verb form.
badly
italics
adviser
login - logon - logoff
46. Means to cause or as a noun means a result
person
buss
over
effect
47. Capitalize with the name of city or when referenced specifically. lowercase when plural and when used generically (you can't fight city hall)
City Hall
flout
login - logon - logoff
it's
48. An aspect or stage
widow
troop
phase
login - logon - logoff
49. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us
lie
allege
federal
among
50. Always preferred over persons - persons only used when it's in a direct quote - also a collective noun when referring to a single race or nation so peoples should only be used when speaking of multiple groups
more than
criteria
people
badly