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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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1. 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.
courtesy titles
City Hall
website
marshal
2. Noun that means a fundamental truth - law - doctrine - or motivating force
Internet
principle
complement
fiance
3. Despite means the same thing and is shorter
in spite of
nicknames
muslims
farther
4. Not afterwards
whom
afterward
Cabinet
biannual
5. To embarrass or disturb
troupe
whose
faze
widower
6. Preferred as past tense of sneak. Never use snuck
Legislature
who's
sneaked
was drowned
7. Never towards - for a word meaning: moving in a specific direction
who
hopefully
principal
toward
8. Indicates a state of reclining. It does not take a direct object. Its past tense is lay. Its past participle is lain and present participle is lying - when __ means to make an untrue statement - the verb forms are lie - lied - lying.
principal
rock 'n' roll
founder
lie
9. 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
was drowned
principal
forward
murder
10. Twice a year (same as semiannual)
biannual
further
impostor
president
11. An aspect or stage
off of
impostor
phase
rock 'n' roll
12. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun
norm
assure
its
arrest
13. Use the abbreviation for number in conjunction with a figure to indicate position or rank
among
No.
Orient - Oriental
literally
14. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy
plurality
compliment
defendant
bus
15. Noun. a fish - verb. to move clumsily or jerkily - to flop about
heaven
alumnus
among
flounder
16. Homicide without malice or premeditation
comprise
manslaughter
president
immigrate
17. Means to exclude
except
accept
last
hanged
18. Is a bellybutton - or a seedless orange so named because it has a depression that resembles a bellybutton
his
compose
navel
either
19. A person who serves as an assistant
flare
aide
affect
felony
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.
speeds
either...or - neither...nor
emigrate
forward
21. On ships and at naval stations flags are flown at
National Organization for Women
national
bad
half mast
22. When referring to a group of men or men and women who attended a school
marshall
titles
alumni
resident
23. Applies to various types of framework - the verb means to arrange on a rack - to torture - trouble or torment -
navel
rack
all right
heaven
24. Never okay - all tenses of a word meaning all right
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25. More than two people look atcan be used when the number of people being used is indefinite
among
sneaked
one another
citizen
26. Physical distance
between
teenage
reference works
farther
27. Correct spelling of an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime
except
City Council
defendant
flaunt
28. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship
flay
because
homicide
misdemeanor
29. Means at the side of
login - logon - logoff
media
beside
more than
30. A contraction for it is or it has
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31. Completeness of process of supplementing something
mean
fewer
imply
complement
32. 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.
stanch
Internet
mean
italics
33. Capitalize for architectural style or corporate or governmental bodies that use the word as part of their name. Lowercase when used as an adjective.
federal
flyer
like
courtesy titles
34. Man to be married
fewer
collide - collision
fiance
subject
35. Implies that another person caused the death by holding the victims head under the water.
was drowned
altar
besides
composition titles
36. When referring to a group of women who attended a school
flay
medium
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
alumnae
37. Correct spelling for a word that means a channel for communication between groups
in-law
misdemeanor
liaison
immigrate
38. Use instead "survived by his wife" or "leaves his wife" not ______ of the late
crisis
either...or - neither...nor
alumna
widow
39. Plural form of problem or turning point
crises
bus
beside
flare
40. 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.
hopefully
buss
marshal
one another
41. Kiss
wrack
in-law
buss
crises
42. The correct word to introduce clauses - .e.g Jayne blocks the linebacker __ he should
as
less
hopefully
marshall
43. Capitalize initials of name but do not place in quotes
aide
primiere
magazine names
alumna
44. Capitalize if preceded by state name or when used in proper title. lowercase in other uses.
Legislature
biannual
alumnus
median
45. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam
alumnus
muslims
Cabinet
daylight saving time
46. Two words in virtually all uses - one word only when used as an adjective before a noun in a nautical sense: an underway flotilla
norm
naval
buses
under way
47. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)
median
over
it's
hanged
48. A noun and adjective meaning someone or something first in rank - authority - importance or degree.
hanged
principal
under way
her
49. Means to influence
afterward
affect
composition titles
refute
50. Copy pertaining to the navy
buses
adviser
naval
emigrate