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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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
titles
people
fewer
bad
2. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage
aide
since
assure
in-law
3. To change
alter
italics
impostor
wrack
4. Both mean to do away with something completely. It cannot happen partially and is redundant to say it happened totally.
either
demolish or destroyed
speeds
stationary
5. To argue to the contrary
media
ravage
rebut
widower
6. Every two years
biennial
farther
ensure
premier
7. Never towards - for a word meaning: moving in a specific direction
national
toward
busses
drowned
8. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities
resident
bus
widower
all right
9. Used in the United Kingdom or other monarchies. Citizen is also acceptable.
widow
over
felony
subject
10. A person who gives advice - never advisor
liaison
adviser
fiancee
majority
11. In general - confine capitalization to formal titles used directly before an individual's name
in spite of
marshal
median
titles
12. Capitalize if preceded by state name or when used in proper title. lowercase in other uses.
stationery
altar
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
Legislature
13. Takes a singular verb
each
majority
medium
plurality
14. A picture - a criminal or oneself
insure
widower
hang - hangs
on
15. Means more than half of an amount
majority
ravish
compose
NAACP
16. Assistance
aid
alumni
amid
manslaughter
17. Applied to a person residing away from the nation of which he or she is a citizen - or to a person under the protection of a specified nation.
that
over
which
national
18. The correct word to introduce clauses - .e.g Jayne blocks the linebacker __ he should
naval
as
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
lie
19. Kisses
alumnus
busses
more than
stationery
20. 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.
widow
either...or - neither...nor
complement
whom
21. One who leaves a country ___s from it
his
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
literally
emigrate
22. Serious crime - someone is a felon if the have been convicted of a felony whether or not they have spent time in confinement
felony
in spite of
less
founder
23. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy
compliment
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
flair
widower
24. Writing paper
arrest
century
pore
stationery
25. To swing the arms widely
flair
semiannual
staunch
her
26. NOW is acceptable on second reference- HQ is in Washington
literally
Nobel Prize
National Organization for Women
half mast
27. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife
like
ensure
either...or - neither...nor
heaven
28. An aspect or stage
hanged
one another
phase
Legislature
29. Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement
refute
ZIP code
criterion
insure
30. Capitalize as a title and lowercase in all other forms
immigrate
insure
president
ZIP code
31. Despite means the same thing and is shorter
heaven
one another
in spite of
was drowned
32. Only for ensembles of actors - dancers - singers - etc.
City Council
troupe
comprise
italics
33. Correct spelling for all uses of a word that means to happen or take place
manslaughter
farther
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
demolish or destroyed
34. Plural form of a standard
City Council
which
either...or - neither...nor
criteria
35. To show contempt for
flout
average
principle
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
36. When referring to a woman who has attended a school
drowned
alumna
each other
afterward
37. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)
website
criteria
more than
Nobel Prize
38. 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
alumni
media
daylight saving time
native
39. A noun and adjective meaning someone or something first in rank - authority - importance or degree.
courtesy titles
infer
principal
his
40. 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
premier
because
flier
accept
41. Capitalize if part of a proper noun - lowercase in other uses.
City Council
altar
because
No.
42. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun
flare
its
criterion
adviser
43. Completeness of process of supplementing something
primiere
complement
pour
premier
44. 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
half mast
principal
arrest
heaven
45. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead
as
that
widower
forward
46. Individual items reduced in number
effect
fewer
average
NAACP
47. Means to exclude
except
Legislature
stationery
heaven
48. To be used instead of the sexist terms
firefighter - police officer
off of
crisis
flaunt
49. Is the possessive of who
whose
stationery
plurality
all right
50. One who comes into a country ___s to it
flout
immigrate
criteria
courtesy titles