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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. Literally - to strip off the skin by whipping - figuratively to tongue-lash a person
resident
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
criterion
flay
2. Physical distance
like
assure
mean
farther
3. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive
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4. Man to be married
who's
each other
fiance
nicknames
5. Singular form of a standard
defendant
criterion
semiannual
Nobel Prize
6. On ships and at naval stations flags are flown at
half mast
beside
it's
ravage
7. Means more than the highest number (subtract lower number from highest number to get this)
troop
century
medium
plurality
8. Action word - past tense is laid - present participle is laying
ZIP code
lay
in-law
wrack
9. Contain to include all or embrace. Used only actively.
alumnae
literally
comprise
phase
10. 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.
media
hopefully
altar
among
11. Two words in virtually all uses - one word only when used as an adjective before a noun in a nautical sense: an underway flotilla
courtesy titles
phase
comprise
under way
12. Woman to be married
fiancee
troops
president
subject
13. Not hyphenated when referring to electronic mail - hyphenate other e- terms such as: e-book or e-commerce
median
premier
alumna
email
14. 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
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
half staff
either
altar
15. When referring to a man who has attended a school
alumnus
login - logon - logoff
nicknames
faze
16. Use instead "survived by her husband" or "leaves her husband" not ______ of the late
since
widower
defendant
website
17. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10
principle
century
altar
emigrate
18. Assistance
naval
aid
magazine names
stationary
19. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead
Cabinet
forward
NAACP
figuratively
20. Capitalize if part of a proper noun - lowercase in other uses.
City Council
further
except
flair
21. To change
compliment
alter
off of
principal
22. Means to gaze intently or steadily
defendant
pore
person
toward
23. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship
like
because
plurality
sneaked
24. To embarrass or disturb
faze
login - logon - logoff
media
National Organization for Women
25. 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
medium
under way
crisis
26. Every two years
biennial
stationary
hang - hangs
literally
27. The way a message is getting out through the media such as a telephone or tv set
forward
amid
medium
imply
28. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use
afterward
naval
imply
courtesy titles
29. Implies that another person caused the death by holding the victims head under the water.
flyer
majority
aid
was drowned
30. 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.
website
compliment
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
demolish or destroyed
31. Use with great care - Avoid any suggestion that the writer is making an allegation - Specify the source of an allegation (arrest record etc.) - Use alleged bribe or similar phrase when necessary to make it clear that an unproved action is not being
media
farther
besides
allege
32. A member of a predominantly black Islamic sect in the United States. However the term is considered DEROGATORY by members of the sect - who call themselves muslims
altar
native
Black muslim
firefighter - police officer
33. Noun that means a fundamental truth - law - doctrine - or motivating force
principle
sneaked
lie
semiannual
34. A verb meaning to blaze with sudden - bright light or to burst out in anger
titles
accept
homicide
flare
35. To make an ostentatious or defiant display
flair
flaunt
pore
since
36. To stand still
flay
criteria
Internet
stationary
37. Both mean to do away with something completely. It cannot happen partially and is redundant to say it happened totally.
alumnus
ravish
collide - collision
demolish or destroyed
38. In an analogous sense but not in an exact sense
busses
figuratively
speeds
national
39. Use the abbreviation for number in conjunction with a figure to indicate position or rank
under way
each
No.
since
40. Spelling for the noun that carries a badge and gun and verb that describes one who keeps things in order
that
in spite of
afterward
marshal
41. 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
ravish
because
that
courtesy titles
42. Plural form of problem or turning point
wrack
half staff
crises
national
43. Is a bellybutton - or a seedless orange so named because it has a depression that resembles a bellybutton
mean
badly
navel
its
44. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast
each other
emigrate
marshal
staunch
45. Means at the side of
emigrate
beside
pour
demolish or destroyed
46. Extension of time or degree
half mast
adviser
further
as
47. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions
each
speeds
alumni
misdemeanor
48. Writing paper
subject
stationery
his
insure
49. To swing the arms widely
last
accept
flair
less
50. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy
alumna
lie
compliment
hung