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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Woman to be married






2. Multiple transportation vehicles






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






4. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






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






6. To embarrass or disturb






7. Verb to stop the flow of something






8. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






9. The term denoting that an individual was born in a given location






10. A first performance






11. Create or put together. It is commonly used actively and passively.






12. Means to flow in a continuous stream






13. A person who gives advice - never advisor






14. 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






15. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






16. 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






17. Homicide without malice or premeditation






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






19. To argue to the contrary






20. Do not use the colloquial past tense form - pled. All tenses of a word that means appeal or request earnestly






21. A verb meaning to blaze with sudden - bright light or to burst out in anger






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






23. Legal term for slaying or killing






24. 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.






25. Means to exclude






26. Twice a year (same as biannual)






27. Extension of time or degree






28. In the sense of mass communication - such as magazines - newspapers - the news services - radio - television ad online






29. 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






30. Is to wreak great destruction or devastation not interchangeable with ravish






31. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






32. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






33. References to insurance






34. When referring to a group of men or men and women who attended a school






35. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






36. Applies to various types of framework - the verb means to arrange on a rack - to torture - trouble or torment -






37. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






38. Preferred as past tense of sneak. Never use snuck






39. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






40. Plural form of problem or turning point






41. Means to make sure or give confidence






42. Writing paper






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






44. Means to guarantee






45. A specific body of advisers heading executive departments for a president - king - governor - etc






46. Completeness of process of supplementing something






47. Bulk or quantity reduced in number






48. Do not use these titles just refer to person by first and last name.






49. Singular form of a standard






50. Spelling for the noun that carries a badge and gun and verb that describes one who keeps things in order