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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. Writing paper
all right
median
stationery
semiannual
2. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast
who's
biannual
staunch
average
3. 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
alumna
compliment
that
criterion
4. Noun that means a fundamental truth - law - doctrine - or motivating force
hang - hangs
premier
hanged
principle
5. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy
Nobel Prize
compliment
Orient - Oriental
drowned
6. Not amidst for a word that means surrounded by; in the middle of
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
website
Nobel Prize
amid
7. Never okay - all tenses of a word meaning all right
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8. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead
primiere
its
forward
website
9. When referring to a group of women who attended a school
flare
NAACP
alumnae
naval
10. A preposition to compare nouns and pronouns. requires an object - ex. Jayne blocks ___ a pro.
in spite of
as
alumnus
like
11. Use instead "survived by her husband" or "leaves her husband" not ______ of the late
widower
who's
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
fiancee
12. To argue to the contrary
rebut
effect
murder
Fourth of July
13. An aspect or stage
phase
under way
navel
it's
14. Implies a standard of average performance for a given group
crises
demolish or destroyed
norm
crisis
15. Verb to stop the flow of something
stanch
president
widow
because
16. To make an ostentatious or defiant display
person
off of
flaunt
effect
17. Is to wreak great destruction or devastation not interchangeable with ravish
ZIP code
ensure
Internet
ravage
18. A minor offense against the law
among
alumnae
person
misdemeanor
19. Is used when someone is the object of a verb or preposition
flaunt
whom
majority
muslims
20. Use instead "survived by his wife" or "leaves his wife" not ______ of the late
each other
widow
collide - collision
speeds
21. On ships and at naval stations flags are flown at
that
person
half mast
marshall
22. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10
median
figuratively
century
half staff
23. A person who gives advice - never advisor
medium
adviser
infer
email
24. For hanging not referring to a person's death
plurality
hung
on
under way
25. The of is unnecessary
founder
off of
nicknames
Fourth of July
26. Takes a singular verb
native
bus
teenage
each
27. Means in an exact sense
badly
literally
emigrate
founder
28. A contraction for it is or it has
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29. Use the abbreviation for number in conjunction with a figure to indicate position or rank
wrack
No.
average
off of
30. Bulk or quantity reduced in number
less
besides
imply
under way
31. Refers to the result obtained by dividing a sum by the number of quantities added together
rebut
afterward
average
her
32. Not hyphenated when referring to electronic mail - hyphenate other e- terms such as: e-book or e-commerce
busses
accommodate
Black muslim
email
33. NOW is acceptable on second reference- HQ is in Washington
magazine names
biennial
National Organization for Women
since
34. 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.
alumnus
bad
demolish or destroyed
his
35. Means more than half of an amount
majority
it's
Fourth of July
italics
36. Correct spelling for all uses of a word that means to happen or take place
half mast
premier
person
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
37. 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.
either...or - neither...nor
firefighter - police officer
troupe
comprise
38. When speaking of an individual
flyer
biannual
aid
person
39. 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
badly
which
national
last
40. Singular form of a standard
homicide
titles
criterion
email
41. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill
flier
daylight saving time
felony
marshall
42. Despite means the same thing and is shorter
allege
stationery
accept
in spite of
43. Correct spelling of a words that means to make fit for - or change to suit a new purpose
her
stationary
accommodate
flair
44. Always preferred over persons - persons only used when it's in a direct quote - also a collective noun when referring to a single race or nation so peoples should only be used when speaking of multiple groups
collide - collision
people
criteria
founder
45. Means to guarantee
wrack
ensure
National Organization for Women
amid
46. 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.
it's
lie
each
troupe
47. Plural form of problem or turning point
crises
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
staunch
badly
48. Capitalize with the name of city or when referenced specifically. lowercase when plural and when used generically (you can't fight city hall)
infer
medium
City Hall
it's
49. Also Independence Day. The federal legal holiday is observed on Friday if July 4 falls on a Saturday - on Monday if it falls on a Sunday.
widower
since
Fourth of July
compliment
50. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase
less
faze
navel
his