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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. 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.
titles
last
bad
Internet
2. Two people look at - can be used when the number of people being used is indefinite
each other
medium
flay
allege
3. 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
allege
either
fiancee
founder
4. Every two years
ZIP code
biennial
further
collide - collision
5. Two words in virtually all uses - one word only when used as an adjective before a noun in a nautical sense: an underway flotilla
people
marshall
under way
subject
6. 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.
subject
figuratively
hopefully
teenage
7. An aspect or stage
stationery
native
demolish or destroyed
phase
8. In general - confine capitalization to formal titles used directly before an individual's name
plurality
criteria
resident
titles
9. A group of people - often military or animals
national
imply
semiannual
troop
10. To abduct - rape or carry away with emotion not interchangeable with ravage
drowned
ravish
either...or - neither...nor
navel
11. Two objects must be in motion before they can ____.
No.
figuratively
rebut
collide - collision
12. Singular form of problem or turning point
crisis
City Council
pore
firefighter - police officer
13. Bulk or quantity reduced in number
flyer
off of
less
flaunt
14. Capitalize with the name of city or when referenced specifically. lowercase when plural and when used generically (you can't fight city hall)
buss
daylight saving time
composition titles
City Hall
15. 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
either...or - neither...nor
troupe
that
misdemeanor
16. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun
one another
its
titles
infer
17. 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
Black muslim
infer
marshall
Nobel Prize
18. Means to gaze intently or steadily
liaison
pore
alumna
ensure
19. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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20. A contraction for it is or it has
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21. A person who gives advice - never advisor
flaunt
email
adviser
criteria
22. Implies that another person caused the death by holding the victims head under the water.
which
was drowned
beside
flaunt
23. Create or put together. It is commonly used actively and passively.
defendant
either
compose
Nobel Prize
24. The term denoting that an individual was born in a given location
native
Orient - Oriental
composition titles
alumna
25. Legal term for slaying or killing
besides
naval
homicide
alumnae
26. 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.
fewer
figuratively
either...or - neither...nor
imply
27. Both mean to do away with something completely. It cannot happen partially and is redundant to say it happened totally.
president
infer
marshal
demolish or destroyed
28. 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
over
native
daylight saving time
accept
29. Also Independence Day. The federal legal holiday is observed on Friday if July 4 falls on a Saturday - on Monday if it falls on a Sunday.
faze
Fourth of July
emigrate
whose
30. Singular form of a standard
manslaughter
demolish or destroyed
stanch
criterion
31. A person who serves as an assistant
sneaked
login - logon - logoff
aide
lay
32. When referring to a woman who has attended a school
manslaughter
teenage
premier
alumna
33. Use instead "survived by her husband" or "leaves her husband" not ______ of the late
widower
fiance
principle
biannual
34. To be used instead of the sexist terms
daylight saving time
lay
firefighter - police officer
media
35. To change
among
alter
Orient - Oriental
native
36. Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement
crisis
lay
refute
average
37. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use
imply
except
people
crises
38. Capitalize as a title and lowercase in all other forms
fiancee
president
bus
badly
39. Should not be used as an adverb. It does not lose its status as an adjective - however - in a sentence such as "I feel bad." Such a statement is the idiomatic equivalent of I am in bad health.
Black muslim
sneaked
flier
bad
40. Ashore and not on naval stations flags are flown at
half staff
buss
majority
compose
41. Means to influence
troops
allege
that
affect
42. One who leaves a country ___s from it
emigrate
effect
except
semiannual
43. Means to flow in a continuous stream
sneaked
pour
media
toward
44. Refers to the result obtained by dividing a sum by the number of quantities added together
italics
premier
average
daylight saving time
45. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us
NAACP
arrest
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
among
46. Avoid the use of last as a synonym for latest if it might imply finality - this word is unnecessary to imply the most recent if there is a month or day used.
whose
farther
besides
last
47. The of is unnecessary
off of
beside
hung
either...or - neither...nor
48. The correct word to introduce clauses - .e.g Jayne blocks the linebacker __ he should
sneaked
as
misdemeanor
fiance
49. Introduces two items - is the correct word when expressing the relationships of three or more items considered one pair at a time - all pronouns must be in the objective case - between him and her - between you and me
between
fewer
allege
criteria
50. 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.
more than
affect
majority
badly