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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide
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journalism-and-media
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Means to gaze intently or steadily
hanged
pore
alumni
subject
2. 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
more than
literally
citizen
3. 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
pore
that
mean
which
4. Implies a standard of average performance for a given group
stationery
her
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
norm
5. Both mean to do away with something completely. It cannot happen partially and is redundant to say it happened totally.
troupe
demolish or destroyed
flout
affect
6. To bog down become disabled or sink
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
staunch
troop
founder
7. Correct spelling for one who deceives by using a false identity
beside
fiancee
impostor
flare
8. Capitalize if preceded by state name or when used in proper title. lowercase in other uses.
Legislature
badly
which
imply
9. Means more than the highest number (subtract lower number from highest number to get this)
plurality
impostor
median
buses
10. Two people look at - can be used when the number of people being used is indefinite
demolish or destroyed
lie
allege
each other
11. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead
misdemeanor
ensure
forward
faze
12. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)
over
literally
fiancee
fewer
13. Applies to various types of framework - the verb means to arrange on a rack - to torture - trouble or torment -
arrest
whose
rack
emigrate
14. Means to flow in a continuous stream
wrack
pour
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
stationery
15. Plural form of a standard
under way
stationary
criteria
flaunt
16. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions
nicknames
fiance
median
speeds
17. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship
nicknames
fiancee
because
insure
18. The of is unnecessary
off of
flair
immigrate
felony
19. Extension of time or degree
compliment
subject
Nobel Prize
further
20. A picture - a criminal or oneself
person
hang - hangs
composition titles
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
21. Action word - past tense is laid - present participle is laying
sneaked
each
lay
allege
22. 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.
daylight saving time
principle
century
website
23. Do not use this pronoun in reference to nations or ships except in quoted matter
his
infer
her
comprise
24. Only for ensembles of actors - dancers - singers - etc.
Cabinet
daylight saving time
median
troupe
25. A table-like platform used in a religious service
median
altar
principle
its
26. Is the middle number of points in a series arranged in order of size
criteria
farther
Nobel Prize
median
27. Not hyphenated when referring to electronic mail - hyphenate other e- terms such as: e-book or e-commerce
national
besides
email
rebut
28. Do not use when referring to East Asian nations and their peoples. Asian is the acceptable term for an inhabitant of these nations
refute
Orient - Oriental
login - logon - logoff
misdemeanor
29. Legal term for slaying or killing
homicide
demolish or destroyed
norm
national
30. In general - confine capitalization to formal titles used directly before an individual's name
principal
flay
impostor
titles
31. A contraction for it is or it has
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32. One who leaves a country ___s from it
flyer
average
emigrate
City Council
33. Capitalize if part of a proper noun - lowercase in other uses.
last
demolish or destroyed
compliment
City Council
34. 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.
hopefully
flout
badly
subject
35. Use all-caps ZIP for zoning improvement plan - but always lowercase the word code - run the 5 digits together without a comma and do not put a comma between state name and ZIP
insure
since
ZIP code
flaunt
36. To argue to the contrary
rebut
whose
complement
flare
37. References to insurance
majority
misdemeanor
insure
assure
38. Means more than half of an amount
majority
adviser
like
her
39. For: peace - chemistry - literature - physics and physiology or medicine - the prize in economic studies is in memorial to alfred and should be referred to as such - ceremonies are held on Dec. 10 - Capitalize when with name - lowercase when not with
each
Nobel Prize
rack
lay
40. Plural form of problem or turning point
criterion
fiancee
crises
more than
41. When referring to a man who has attended a school
accommodate
alumnus
National Organization for Women
president
42. Multiple transportation vehicles
among
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
Cabinet
buses
43. 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
City Hall
half mast
marshall
mean
44. Copy pertaining to the navy
manslaughter
flout
naval
Nobel Prize
45. 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.
Fourth of July
in-law
mean
ensure
46. Use the abbreviation for number in conjunction with a figure to indicate position or rank
No.
heaven
each
hopefully
47. Use instead "survived by her husband" or "leaves her husband" not ______ of the late
imply
literally
widower
comprise
48. Means to make sure or give confidence
City Council
liaison
magazine names
assure
49. A specific body of advisers heading executive departments for a president - king - governor - etc
alumnus
troops
altar
Cabinet
50. Writing paper
medium
among
in spite of
stationery