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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
person
stationery
courtesy titles
was drowned
2. Kisses
busses
compose
who's
altar
3. A first performance
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
primiere
half mast
which
4. Individual items reduced in number
composition titles
widow
fewer
half staff
5. Capitalize with the name of city or when referenced specifically. lowercase when plural and when used generically (you can't fight city hall)
City Hall
in spite of
because
faze
6. Multiple transportation vehicles
toward
buses
felony
one another
7. Singular form of a standard
in-law
widower
criterion
staunch
8. Means in an exact sense
founder
which
biannual
literally
9. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun
flout
refute
its
it's
10. Capitalize if part of a proper noun - lowercase in other uses.
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
as
stationary
City Council
11. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill
flier
impostor
because
bus
12. The of is unnecessary
marshal
either...or - neither...nor
off of
emigrate
13. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship
aid
because
either...or - neither...nor
it's
14. On ships and at naval stations flags are flown at
website
half mast
flair
collide - collision
15. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes
italics
reference works
biennial
Nobel Prize
16. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)
assure
refute
crisis
over
17. When referring to a group of men or men and women who attended a school
each
alumni
bus
rock 'n' roll
18. AP does not italicize words in news stories.
in-law
Orient - Oriental
criterion
italics
19. 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
misdemeanor
rebut
people
alter
20. To make an ostentatious or defiant display
figuratively
majority
courtesy titles
flaunt
21. Copy pertaining to the navy
naval
felony
whom
over
22. A person who gives advice - never advisor
adviser
flyer
crises
navel
23. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife
it's
heaven
literally
either
24. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead
forward
City Hall
more than
courtesy titles
25. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam
muslims
email
composition titles
ensure
26. 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.
federal
semiannual
Internet
like
27. When speaking of an individual
resident
last
toward
person
28. Capitalize if preceded by state name or when used in proper title. lowercase in other uses.
troop
medium
semiannual
Legislature
29. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use
imply
emigrate
ravish
flounder
30. Means to make sure or give confidence
person
imply
one another
assure
31. Not hyphenated when referring to electronic mail - hyphenate other e- terms such as: e-book or e-commerce
impostor
email
flounder
less
32. Not afterwards
stationary
besides
italics
afterward
33. 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
wrack
on
Black muslim
firefighter - police officer
34. A specific body of advisers heading executive departments for a president - king - governor - etc
lay
alumnus
farther
Cabinet
35. One who comes into a country ___s to it
titles
immigrate
norm
fewer
36. Literally - to strip off the skin by whipping - figuratively to tongue-lash a person
buss
flay
demolish or destroyed
person
37. When referring to a woman who has attended a school
flare
alumna
half mast
biannual
38. Despite means the same thing and is shorter
figuratively
allege
in spite of
busses
39. Implies that another person caused the death by holding the victims head under the water.
adviser
alumna
was drowned
as
40. Applies to various types of framework - the verb means to arrange on a rack - to torture - trouble or torment -
rack
it's
resident
mean
41. All nouns that mean different computer functions. Must use these in two words when in verb form.
aid
infer
assure
login - logon - logoff
42. Should only be used in place of the person's name if it is what the individual prefers to be known as.
magazine names
NAACP
nicknames
because
43. 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.
heaven
citizen
among
buss
44. Correct spelling for one who deceives by using a false identity
impostor
biennial
people
pour
45. Means more than half of an amount
alumnus
phase
majority
fiancee
46. To avoid any suggestion that someone is being judged before a trial - do not use a phrase such as arrested for killing. Instead - use arrested on a charge of killing. If a charge hasn't been filed - arrested on suspicion of - or a similar phrase - sh
was drowned
last
alumni
arrest
47. Two words in virtually all uses - one word only when used as an adjective before a noun in a nautical sense: an underway flotilla
marshall
heaven
under way
resident
48. Physical distance
crises
farther
whose
on
49. Singular form of problem or turning point
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
crisis
media
toward
50. Takes a singular verb
subject
naval
each
accept