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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






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






3. Plural form of a standard






4. Extension of time or degree






5. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






6. Means to cause or as a noun means a result






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






8. Is the possessive of who






9. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






10. A table-like platform used in a religious service






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






12. Never okay - all tenses of a word meaning all right


13. Copy pertaining to the navy






14. Means more than half of an amount






15. Man to be married






16. 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.






17. Woman to be married






18. Literally - to strip off the skin by whipping - figuratively to tongue-lash a person






19. Legal term for slaying or killing






20. Only for ensembles of actors - dancers - singers - etc.






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






22. 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.






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






24. Do not use before a date or day of the week (redundant) except at the beginning of a sentence.






25. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






26. Completeness of process of supplementing something






27. Means to gaze intently or steadily






28. In an analogous sense but not in an exact sense






29. 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






30. Plural means several groups of people - often military or animals






31. Means in a hopeful manner. Do not use to mean it is hoped - let us hope or we hope - right: It is hoped we will complete our work in June. wrong: Hopefully - we will complete our work in June.






32. NOW is acceptable on second reference- HQ is in Washington






33. All tenses of the word that means a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding






34. To change






35. Noun. a fish - verb. to move clumsily or jerkily - to flop about






36. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






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






38. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






39. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






40. Do not use this pronoun in reference to nations or ships except in quoted matter






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






42. 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.






43. Contain to include all or embrace. Used only actively.






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






45. 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.






46. A person who serves as an assistant






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






48. Kisses






49. A contraction for it is or it has


50. Books - computer games - movies - operas - plays - poems - albums and songs - radio and tv programs - lectures - speeches and works of art should all: - capitalize principal words - capitalize an article - quotes around these works that are not: reli