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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. The of is unnecessary
whom
median
widow
off of
2. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy
rock 'n' roll
compliment
whose
Fourth of July
3. Contain to include all or embrace. Used only actively.
was drowned
president
on
comprise
4. 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
native
widow
Cabinet
NAACP
5. Should not be used as an adverb - use only as adjective. "I feel badly" - could be interpreted as meaning that your sense of touch was bad.
it's
refute
badly
City Hall
6. When referring to a group of women who attended a school
half mast
flyer
alumnae
rock 'n' roll
7. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)
troops
its
norm
more than
8. Do not use the term teenaged
teenage
citizen
faze
magazine names
9. When referring to a woman who has attended a school
president
alumna
less
like
10. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase
off of
last
lie
his
11. References to insurance
insure
reference works
ZIP code
alumni
12. Never alright. Hyphenate only if used colloquially as a compound modifier: He is an all-right guy.
insure
all right
faze
biannual
13. A preposition to compare nouns and pronouns. requires an object - ex. Jayne blocks ___ a pro.
nicknames
president
like
under way
14. Not amidst for a word that means surrounded by; in the middle of
was drowned
citizen
hanged
amid
15. Twice a year (same as semiannual)
flout
whom
navel
biannual
16. 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
alumni
its
murder
hung
17. A decentralized worldwide network of computers that can communicate with each other in later references the Net is acceptable - World Wide Web - like email - is a subset of the Internet. They are not synonymous and should not be used interchangeably.
Internet
amid
lay
since
18. 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
speeds
refute
people
troops
19. Capitalize as a title and lowercase in all other forms
president
since
amid
phase
20. Singular form of problem or turning point
bus
because
crisis
firefighter - police officer
21. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife
phase
heaven
NAACP
complement
22. Do not use these titles just refer to person by first and last name.
beside
whose
manslaughter
courtesy titles
23. Literally - to strip off the skin by whipping - figuratively to tongue-lash a person
homicide
each other
flay
aide
24. Should only be used in place of the person's name if it is what the individual prefers to be known as.
less
literally
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
nicknames
25. A person who has acquired the full civil rights of a nation either by birth or naturalization. Cities and states in the U.S. do not confer citizenship.
stanch
pore
alumna
citizen
26. Correct spelling of a words that means to make fit for - or change to suit a new purpose
medium
who's
accommodate
in-law
27. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead
forward
alumnus
besides
flaunt
28. To swing the arms widely
flair
whose
impostor
infer
29. Not afterwards
medium
beside
afterward
daylight saving time
30. To change
alter
flaunt
sneaked
who
31. Means to exclude
except
accept
flair
biennial
32. Takes a singular verb
each
bad
media
faze
33. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us
among
National Organization for Women
naval
immigrate
34. A contraction for it is or it has
35. 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
national
either
forward
native
36. Plural form of a standard
criteria
median
teenage
lay
37. For hanging not referring to a person's death
which
teenage
hung
half staff
38. Capitalize initials of name but do not place in quotes
naval
magazine names
collide - collision
since
39. AP does not italicize words in news stories.
wrack
compliment
alumna
italics
40. Completeness of process of supplementing something
majority
email
complement
hang - hangs
41. A specific body of advisers heading executive departments for a president - king - governor - etc
Cabinet
one another
plurality
National Organization for Women
42. Assistance
aid
widow
sneaked
premier
43. Means to receive
accept
busses
it's
troops
44. Serious crime - someone is a felon if the have been convicted of a felony whether or not they have spent time in confinement
like
refute
felony
flaunt
45. Plural form of problem or turning point
demolish or destroyed
daylight saving time
crises
troops
46. A person who gives advice - never advisor
biannual
adviser
one another
manslaughter
47. Noun. a fish - verb. to move clumsily or jerkily - to flop about
lay
her
flounder
farther
48. 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.
effect
liaison
under way
hopefully
49. A listener or reader ____s something from the words
adviser
over
since
infer
50. Kisses
rock 'n' roll
medium
busses
complement