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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. Singular form of problem or turning point
over
crisis
navel
majority
2. Never towards - for a word meaning: moving in a specific direction
toward
misdemeanor
widow
sneaked
3. Despite means the same thing and is shorter
in spite of
on
who
insure
4. Correct spelling for one who deceives by using a false identity
flare
under way
impostor
ravage
5. To embarrass or disturb
heaven
criterion
faze
Internet
6. The nouns that follow these words do not constitute a compound subject; they are alternate subjects and require a verb that agrees with the nearer subject - Neither they nor he is going - Neither he nor they are going.
farther
either...or - neither...nor
principle
half mast
7. A location on the World Wide Web that maintains one or more pages at a specific address. Also webcam - webcast - and webmaster. But as a short form and in terms with separate words - the Web - Web page and Web feed.
website
besides
affect
wrack
8. Use the abbreviation for number in conjunction with a figure to indicate position or rank
lie
No.
rock 'n' roll
sneaked
9. To swing the arms widely
each other
flair
lie
criterion
10. The title of an individual who is the first minister in a national government that has a council of ministers. also the correct title for individuals who lead the provincial governments in canada and australia
wrack
rock 'n' roll
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
premier
11. In the sense of mass communication - such as magazines - newspapers - the news services - radio - television ad online
half staff
century
media
hung
12. 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
hopefully
arrest
alumni
website
13. To show contempt for
firefighter - police officer
less
flout
pour
14. Extension of time or degree
further
its
teenage
phase
15. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship
because
amid
besides
sneaked
16. Means to exclude
except
lay
principle
firefighter - police officer
17. The term denoting that an individual was born in a given location
either...or - neither...nor
native
troupe
ravage
18. Legal term for slaying or killing
flyer
either...or - neither...nor
alumnus
homicide
19. Preferred as past tense of sneak. Never use snuck
president
sneaked
crises
federal
20. One who leaves a country ___s from it
flout
accept
emigrate
staunch
21. Plural form of a standard
hang - hangs
emigrate
criteria
homicide
22. More than two people look atcan be used when the number of people being used is indefinite
whom
crises
one another
infer
23. 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
murder
composition titles
ravage
defendant
24. Twice a year (same as semiannual)
insure
courtesy titles
aid
biannual
25. Acceptable in a casual sense when the first event in a sequence led logically to the second but was not its direct cause
among
whose
since
italics
26. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun
among
its
criteria
flay
27. Takes a singular verb
mean
in-law
troops
each
28. AP does not italicize words in news stories.
pour
affect
italics
titles
29. Means more than half of an amount
majority
hanged
misdemeanor
was drowned
30. Correct spelling of an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime
defendant
wrack
drowned
composition titles
31. Do not use before a date or day of the week (redundant) except at the beginning of a sentence.
rock 'n' roll
on
muslims
troops
32. To bog down become disabled or sink
manslaughter
alumnus
alter
founder
33. Two people look at - can be used when the number of people being used is indefinite
last
average
each other
affect
34. Kiss
principal
it's
buss
less
35. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides
Fourth of July
hanged
naval
faze
36. To be used instead of the sexist terms
bus
adviser
firefighter - police officer
lay
37. A preposition to compare nouns and pronouns. requires an object - ex. Jayne blocks ___ a pro.
like
assure
navel
drowned
38. 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
half staff
flier
resident
people
39. Use with great care - Avoid any suggestion that the writer is making an allegation - Specify the source of an allegation (arrest record etc.) - Use alleged bribe or similar phrase when necessary to make it clear that an unproved action is not being
allege
emigrate
reference works
staunch
40. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10
century
busses
principal
rebut
41. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us
email
ravage
buses
among
42. 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
NAACP
compose
alumni
murder
43. Completeness of process of supplementing something
complement
buses
buss
troupe
44. A contraction for it is or it has
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45. Woman to be married
imply
naval
fiancee
misdemeanor
46. Assistance
collide - collision
which
daylight saving time
aid
47. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam
muslims
his
affect
imply
48. Transportation vehicle
aid
City Council
as
bus
49. Singular form of a standard
criterion
heaven
that
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
50. Ashore and not on naval stations flags are flown at
half staff
City Council
either
drowned