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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






2. Only for ensembles of actors - dancers - singers - etc.






3. Do not use the colloquial past tense form - pled. All tenses of a word that means appeal or request earnestly






4. A first performance






5. Not afterwards






6. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






7. A specific body of advisers heading executive departments for a president - king - governor - etc






8. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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9. The correct word to introduce clauses - .e.g Jayne blocks the linebacker __ he should






10. All nouns that mean different computer functions. Must use these in two words when in verb form.






11. To avoid any suggestion that someone is being judged before a trial - do not use a phrase such as arrested for killing. Instead - use arrested on a charge of killing. If a charge hasn't been filed - arrested on suspicion of - or a similar phrase - sh






12. A preposition to compare nouns and pronouns. requires an object - ex. Jayne blocks ___ a pro.






13. Bulk or quantity reduced in number






14. Man to be married






15. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill






16. All tenses of the word that means a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding






17. Individual items reduced in number






18. Two words in virtually all uses - one word only when used as an adjective before a noun in a nautical sense: an underway flotilla






19. Correct spelling for a word that means a channel for communication between groups






20. The of is unnecessary






21. Used in the United Kingdom or other monarchies. Citizen is also acceptable.






22. Means to guarantee






23. Acceptable in a casual sense when the first event in a sequence led logically to the second but was not its direct cause






24. For hanging not referring to a person's death






25. Capitalize initials of name but do not place in quotes






26. Capitalize with the name of city or when referenced specifically. lowercase when plural and when used generically (you can't fight city hall)






27. 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






28. 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






29. The proper name for some trains and buses






30. Woman to be married






31. 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.






32. Plural form of a standard






33. Means to exclude






34. Correct spelling of an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime






35. A table-like platform used in a religious service






36. References to insurance






37. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






38. Books - computer games - movies - operas - plays - poems - albums and songs - radio and tv programs - lectures - speeches and works of art should all: - capitalize principal words - capitalize an article - quotes around these works that are not: reli






39. On ships and at naval stations flags are flown at






40. The pronoun used for references to human beings and to animals with a name






41. Two objects must be in motion before they can ____.






42. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast






43. The way a message is getting out through the media such as a telephone or tv set






44. Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement






45. A contraction for it is or it has

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46. Capitalize if preceded by state name or when used in proper title. lowercase in other uses.






47. Preferred as past tense of sneak. Never use snuck






48. Used in proper names and as someone in a parade






49. In its sense used in arithmetic and statistics - is an average and is determined by adding the series of numbers and dividing the sum by the number of cases






50. Implies a standard of average performance for a given group