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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide
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Subject
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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. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us
among
faze
ZIP code
compliment
2. The correct word to introduce clauses - .e.g Jayne blocks the linebacker __ he should
Cabinet
less
as
alumni
3. Plural means several groups of people - often military or animals
compose
troops
rock 'n' roll
felony
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
NAACP
navel
afterward
comprise
5. Kisses
effect
Nobel Prize
busses
medium
6. Means to receive
who
comprise
City Council
accept
7. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid
principal
flier
lay
drowned
8. Refers to the result obtained by dividing a sum by the number of quantities added together
average
that
hanged
like
9. When speaking of an individual
person
troupe
either
mean
10. 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
immigrate
murder
website
phase
11. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions
pore
defendant
biannual
speeds
12. Means ruin or destruction and generally is confined to the phrase wrack and ruin or wracked with doubt (or pain).
wrack
staunch
criteria
hang - hangs
13. Not afterwards
whose
Internet
afterward
NAACP
14. Capitalize if part of a proper noun - lowercase in other uses.
courtesy titles
stanch
it's
City Council
15. Use instead "survived by his wife" or "leaves his wife" not ______ of the late
medium
imply
infer
widow
16. Multiple transportation vehicles
badly
Legislature
alumni
buses
17. Means to make sure or give confidence
assure
pour
century
over
18. A preposition to compare nouns and pronouns. requires an object - ex. Jayne blocks ___ a pro.
toward
crises
like
federal
19. Use instead "survived by her husband" or "leaves her husband" not ______ of the late
complement
marshal
widower
adviser
20. Capitalize initials of name but do not place in quotes
that
comprise
principal
magazine names
21. Means at the side of
beside
naval
lay
afterward
22. One who comes into a country ___s to it
each
troops
immigrate
except
23. Means in an exact sense
like
flounder
stationary
literally
24. Plural form of problem or turning point
afterward
as
crises
ZIP code
25. To abduct - rape or carry away with emotion not interchangeable with ravage
assure
italics
ravish
under way
26. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use
as
imply
alumnus
adviser
27. Extension of time or degree
person
imply
further
titles
28. Is a bellybutton - or a seedless orange so named because it has a depression that resembles a bellybutton
whose
muslims
navel
imply
29. Capitalize for architectural style or corporate or governmental bodies that use the word as part of their name. Lowercase when used as an adjective.
City Hall
federal
No.
fiance
30. In general - confine capitalization to formal titles used directly before an individual's name
aide
widow
either...or - neither...nor
titles
31. 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.
her
amid
forward
national
32. Use all-caps ZIP for zoning improvement plan - but always lowercase the word code - run the 5 digits together without a comma and do not put a comma between state name and ZIP
president
wrack
figuratively
ZIP code
33. Do not use these titles just refer to person by first and last name.
premier
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
courtesy titles
whose
34. 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.
badly
flare
afterward
norm
35. To argue to the contrary
busses
rebut
alumna
emigrate
36. A table-like platform used in a religious service
manslaughter
faze
altar
italics
37. 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
fiance
muslims
like
premier
38. Do not use when referring to East Asian nations and their peoples. Asian is the acceptable term for an inhabitant of these nations
alumnus
National Organization for Women
farther
Orient - Oriental
39. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)
more than
bad
majority
pore
40. Do not use before a date or day of the week (redundant) except at the beginning of a sentence.
bad
medium
on
afterward
41. Two people look at - can be used when the number of people being used is indefinite
last
drowned
literally
each other
42. To be used instead of the sexist terms
No.
that
firefighter - police officer
titles
43. Action word - past tense is laid - present participle is laying
lay
navel
buses
rack
44. Individual items reduced in number
Cabinet
half staff
fewer
defendant
45. Means to flow in a continuous stream
her
his
under way
pour
46. The proper name for some trains and buses
liaison
flyer
Legislature
toward
47. To embarrass or disturb
faze
website
one another
City Council
48. Copy pertaining to the navy
widow
naval
more than
afterward
49. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead
bad
NAACP
person
forward
50. The way a message is getting out through the media such as a telephone or tv set
medium
primiere
flyer
compose