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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide
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journalism-and-media
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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 man who has attended a school
more than
manslaughter
murder
alumnus
2. Serious crime - someone is a felon if the have been convicted of a felony whether or not they have spent time in confinement
felony
flare
magazine names
firefighter - police officer
3. Means to flow in a continuous stream
liaison
its
it's
pour
4. Means more than half of an amount
majority
who's
premier
Black muslim
5. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast
staunch
flare
troop
email
6. A contraction for it is or it has
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7. Physical distance
farther
aid
impostor
biannual
8. Do not use these titles just refer to person by first and last name.
flare
courtesy titles
criteria
troops
9. Do not use before a date or day of the week (redundant) except at the beginning of a sentence.
reference works
more than
felony
on
10. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us
federal
ZIP code
in-law
among
11. Literally - to strip off the skin by whipping - figuratively to tongue-lash a person
flay
alumnus
flounder
No.
12. Man to be married
half staff
lay
fiance
fewer
13. Not hyphenated when referring to electronic mail - hyphenate other e- terms such as: e-book or e-commerce
daylight saving time
plurality
email
lay
14. Correct spelling of a words that means to make fit for - or change to suit a new purpose
demolish or destroyed
accommodate
on
who's
15. Means to cause or as a noun means a result
effect
busses
immigrate
troupe
16. Kisses
premier
alumni
busses
figuratively
17. Is acceptable on first reference to avoid a cumbersome lead - but provide the full name in the body of the story - HQ is in Baltimore
buss
hung
principal
NAACP
18. Every two years
biennial
premier
pore
wrack
19. Only for ensembles of actors - dancers - singers - etc.
plurality
troupe
teenage
criterion
20. For: peace - chemistry - literature - physics and physiology or medicine - the prize in economic studies is in memorial to alfred and should be referred to as such - ceremonies are held on Dec. 10 - Capitalize when with name - lowercase when not with
ravage
badly
Nobel Prize
more than
21. Acceptable in a casual sense when the first event in a sequence led logically to the second but was not its direct cause
since
fiancee
principle
Orient - Oriental
22. The term denoting that an individual was born in a given location
biannual
premier
stanch
native
23. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes
complement
figuratively
reference works
fiancee
24. Do not use when referring to East Asian nations and their peoples. Asian is the acceptable term for an inhabitant of these nations
flier
in spite of
Orient - Oriental
refute
25. Spelling for the noun that carries a badge and gun and verb that describes one who keeps things in order
comprise
marshal
hung
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
26. Not afterwards
italics
marshall
premier
afterward
27. 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
marshall
people
emigrate
norm
28. Writing paper
media
stationery
comprise
since
29. A specific body of advisers heading executive departments for a president - king - governor - etc
farther
Cabinet
because
premier
30. All tenses of the word that means a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding
native
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
one another
31. Is used when someone is the object of a verb or preposition
whom
each
bus
all right
32. Correct spelling of an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime
defendant
except
one another
century
33. Means in a hopeful manner. Do not use to mean it is hoped - let us hope or we hope - right: It is hoped we will complete our work in June. wrong: Hopefully - we will complete our work in June.
hopefully
under way
forward
teenage
34. A preposition to compare nouns and pronouns. requires an object - ex. Jayne blocks ___ a pro.
buses
like
whose
phase
35. References to insurance
insure
website
Nobel Prize
alumnae
36. When referring to a group of women who attended a school
troops
flaunt
national
alumnae
37. Noun. a fish - verb. to move clumsily or jerkily - to flop about
murder
flounder
marshal
subject
38. Means in addition to
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
troupe
besides
hung
39. Plural form of a standard
who's
naval
criteria
last
40. To show contempt for
flier
its
flout
speeds
41. One who leaves a country ___s from it
alumnus
president
emigrate
liaison
42. To stand still
stationary
all right
misdemeanor
either...or - neither...nor
43. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides
norm
hanged
premier
hang - hangs
44. 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
Black muslim
National Organization for Women
navel
email
45. Means to receive
criteria
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
premier
accept
46. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun
National Organization for Women
its
farther
Fourth of July
47. Despite means the same thing and is shorter
staunch
allege
daylight saving time
in spite of
48. Used in the United Kingdom or other monarchies. Citizen is also acceptable.
subject
daylight saving time
ravish
effect
49. Bulk or quantity reduced in number
under way
median
less
wrack
50. Verb to stop the flow of something
less
widow
stanch
figuratively
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