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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 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.
Internet
defendant
daylight saving time
criteria
2. When referring to a group of men or men and women who attended a school
century
titles
alumni
its
3. Correct spelling for all uses of a word that means to happen or take place
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
Cabinet
alumnus
alumni
4. Writing paper
pore
subject
ravage
stationery
5. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes
primiere
heaven
navel
reference works
6. Takes a singular verb
whose
her
flier
each
7. Singular form of problem or turning point
Nobel Prize
people
half mast
crisis
8. To stand still
heaven
premier
stationary
alter
9. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us
person
toward
felony
among
10. Implies that another person caused the death by holding the victims head under the water.
ravish
fiancee
was drowned
Fourth of July
11. The proper name for some trains and buses
flyer
either
amid
Internet
12. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast
staunch
City Hall
majority
toward
13. A person who has acquired the full civil rights of a nation either by birth or naturalization. Cities and states in the U.S. do not confer citizenship.
person
citizen
on
all right
14. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10
imply
busses
fewer
century
15. 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.
further
either...or - neither...nor
stationery
on
16. When referring to a woman who has attended a school
effect
muslims
alumna
navel
17. Multiple transportation vehicles
that
buses
plurality
City Hall
18. 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
rack
compose
biannual
19. Individual items reduced in number
defendant
literally
fewer
people
20. Means to exclude
flyer
except
collide - collision
Nobel Prize
21. Only for ensembles of actors - dancers - singers - etc.
widow
troupe
rack
aid
22. To swing the arms widely
emigrate
founder
accept
flair
23. Means to cause or as a noun means a result
stanch
effect
navel
busses
24. Noun that means a fundamental truth - law - doctrine - or motivating force
imply
flout
her
principle
25. The term denoting that an individual was born in a given location
afterward
troop
native
widower
26. A specific body of advisers heading executive departments for a president - king - governor - etc
pore
liaison
Cabinet
on
27. Never towards - for a word meaning: moving in a specific direction
toward
altar
homicide
amid
28. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities
flay
muslims
resident
since
29. Means to flow in a continuous stream
italics
liaison
defendant
pour
30. A table-like platform used in a religious service
hang - hangs
who's
ravish
altar
31. Physical distance
farther
each other
criteria
sneaked
32. Means to guarantee
homicide
sneaked
ensure
City Council
33. Use instead "survived by her husband" or "leaves her husband" not ______ of the late
resident
widower
lie
further
34. A contraction for it is or it has
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35. To be used instead of the sexist terms
composition titles
firefighter - police officer
Nobel Prize
resident
36. Serious crime - someone is a felon if the have been convicted of a felony whether or not they have spent time in confinement
Orient - Oriental
troupe
whose
felony
37. Do not use these titles just refer to person by first and last name.
people
faze
bad
courtesy titles
38. 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.
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
felony
last
century
39. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun
faze
No.
its
fiance
40. Refers to the result obtained by dividing a sum by the number of quantities added together
average
bus
criterion
besides
41. Man to be married
website
fiance
demolish or destroyed
average
42. Both mean to do away with something completely. It cannot happen partially and is redundant to say it happened totally.
semiannual
stanch
demolish or destroyed
media
43. Noun. a fish - verb. to move clumsily or jerkily - to flop about
comprise
muslims
primiere
flounder
44. Two objects must be in motion before they can ____.
last
that
collide - collision
speeds
45. 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.
resident
ZIP code
national
whose
46. Extension of time or degree
majority
wrack
heaven
further
47. Woman to be married
impostor
fiancee
website
felony
48. Twice a year (same as semiannual)
immigrate
resident
biannual
Legislature
49. A preposition to compare nouns and pronouns. requires an object - ex. Jayne blocks ___ a pro.
navel
flier
either
like
50. A first performance
president
primiere
troupe
besides