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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Multiple transportation vehicles






2. Means to receive






3. When referring to a man who has attended a school






4. To argue to the contrary






5. Action word - past tense is laid - present participle is laying






6. To bog down become disabled or sink






7. More than two people look atcan be used when the number of people being used is indefinite






8. Use instead "survived by her husband" or "leaves her husband" not ______ of the late






9. Two objects must be in motion before they can ____.






10. Means to guarantee






11. Use the abbreviation for number in conjunction with a figure to indicate position or rank






12. 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.






13. Not afterwards






14. A contraction for it is or it has

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15. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us






16. Do not use the term teenaged






17. Implies a standard of average performance for a given group






18. Capitalize for architectural style or corporate or governmental bodies that use the word as part of their name. Lowercase when used as an adjective.






19. A preposition to compare nouns and pronouns. requires an object - ex. Jayne blocks ___ a pro.






20. The pronoun used for references to human beings and to animals with a name






21. A person who gives advice - never advisor






22. Is a bellybutton - or a seedless orange so named because it has a depression that resembles a bellybutton






23. Should not be used as an adverb. It does not lose its status as an adjective - however - in a sentence such as "I feel bad." Such a statement is the idiomatic equivalent of I am in bad health.






24. Completeness of process of supplementing something






25. In general - confine capitalization to formal titles used directly before an individual's name






26. Correct spelling of a words that means to make fit for - or change to suit a new purpose






27. A listener or reader ____s something from the words






28. Is used when someone is the object of a verb or preposition






29. Use instead "survived by his wife" or "leaves his wife" not ______ of the late






30. To embarrass or disturb






31. Means more than the highest number (subtract lower number from highest number to get this)






32. Is the possessive of who






33. A noun and adjective meaning someone or something first in rank - authority - importance or degree.






34. Means to influence






35. 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






36. 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






37. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






38. All nouns that mean different computer functions. Must use these in two words when in verb form.






39. For: peace - chemistry - literature - physics and physiology or medicine - the prize in economic studies is in memorial to alfred and should be referred to as such - ceremonies are held on Dec. 10 - Capitalize when with name - lowercase when not with






40. Acceptable in a casual sense when the first event in a sequence led logically to the second but was not its direct cause






41. To be used instead of the sexist terms






42. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






43. On ships and at naval stations flags are flown at






44. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities






45. 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.






46. Not hyphenated when referring to electronic mail - hyphenate other e- terms such as: e-book or e-commerce






47. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






48. Used in proper names and as someone in a parade






49. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






50. A first performance