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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. Capitalize initials of name but do not place in quotes
faze
compliment
magazine names
crisis
2. A contraction for it is or it has
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3. Implies that another person caused the death by holding the victims head under the water.
Orient - Oriental
native
was drowned
one another
4. 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.
rebut
ensure
hopefully
faze
5. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use
widow
like
imply
login - logon - logoff
6. An aspect or stage
hang - hangs
stanch
one another
phase
7. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions
alter
Cabinet
speeds
more than
8. In its sense used in arithmetic and statistics - is an average and is determined by adding the series of numbers and dividing the sum by the number of cases
mean
buses
that
compliment
9. Capitalize if preceded by state name or when used in proper title. lowercase in other uses.
fiance
No.
Legislature
heaven
10. Do not use the colloquial past tense form - pled. All tenses of a word that means appeal or request earnestly
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
literally
buss
comprise
11. Legal term for slaying or killing
courtesy titles
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
homicide
City Hall
12. Means ruin or destruction and generally is confined to the phrase wrack and ruin or wracked with doubt (or pain).
subject
further
flier
wrack
13. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam
faze
half mast
muslims
century
14. To change
person
manslaughter
ravage
alter
15. Is used when someone is the object of a verb or preposition
infer
speeds
whom
less
16. When referring to a group of women who attended a school
whom
faze
norm
alumnae
17. 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
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
either
biennial
one another
18. Takes a singular verb
magazine names
in-law
except
each
19. When referring to a woman who has attended a school
alter
titles
alumna
president
20. Not amidst for a word that means surrounded by; in the middle of
widower
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
literally
amid
21. 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
that
on
ensure
premier
22. All nouns that mean different computer functions. Must use these in two words when in verb form.
bus
fiancee
login - logon - logoff
complement
23. A noun and adjective meaning someone or something first in rank - authority - importance or degree.
each other
aide
principal
accommodate
24. 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.
emigrate
National Organization for Women
either...or - neither...nor
each other
25. In the sense of mass communication - such as magazines - newspapers - the news services - radio - television ad online
in-law
login - logon - logoff
composition titles
media
26. Used in proper names and as someone in a parade
marshall
was drowned
fiance
emigrate
27. 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.
media
who
sneaked
last
28. Means in an exact sense
literally
each
medium
ravage
29. More than two people look atcan be used when the number of people being used is indefinite
resident
one another
muslims
allege
30. To embarrass or disturb
citizen
faze
heaven
aid
31. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage
complement
assure
it's
in-law
32. Means to gaze intently or steadily
pore
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
reference works
his
33. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)
altar
more than
biannual
her
34. Only for ensembles of actors - dancers - singers - etc.
troupe
speeds
City Hall
fiance
35. For hanging not referring to a person's death
speeds
hung
City Council
crisis
36. Plural form of problem or turning point
speeds
crises
hopefully
in spite of
37. A person who serves as an assistant
complement
each other
aide
biannual
38. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife
bus
heaven
stanch
founder
39. Two people look at - can be used when the number of people being used is indefinite
each other
majority
aide
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
40. For non essential clauses - where the pronoun is less necessary and use commas. use when referring to inanimate objects and to animals without a name
hang - hangs
people
which
fiance
41. 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.
stanch
in-law
website
who's
42. Noun. a fish - verb. to move clumsily or jerkily - to flop about
flounder
buss
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
in spite of
43. Woman to be married
felony
widow
fiancee
heaven
44. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid
firefighter - police officer
adviser
drowned
alumnae
45. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides
Legislature
nicknames
hang - hangs
hanged
46. 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.
compliment
widow
comprise
badly
47. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities
except
stanch
flaunt
resident
48. 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
more than
between
in spite of
City Council
49. A listener or reader ____s something from the words
impostor
infer
refute
because
50. 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
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
mean
ZIP code
effect