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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. A person who serves as an assistant
aide
criteria
Fourth of July
badly
2. In an analogous sense but not in an exact sense
figuratively
complement
troupe
reference works
3. Action word - past tense is laid - present participle is laying
afterward
alumnae
lay
resident
4. All tenses of the word that means a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding
bus
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
literally
half mast
5. Means to guarantee
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
either
ensure
Black muslim
6. One who leaves a country ___s from it
felony
emigrate
manslaughter
firefighter - police officer
7. Not savings - no hyphen - when linking term with the name of a time zone - use only the word daylight (capitalize only when used with a time zone) - lowercase in all uses
biannual
widower
daylight saving time
emigrate
8. The of is unnecessary
off of
demolish or destroyed
whom
beside
9. A specific body of advisers heading executive departments for a president - king - governor - etc
magazine names
Cabinet
City Hall
whom
10. Plural means several groups of people - often military or animals
troops
nicknames
rock 'n' roll
composition titles
11. 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.
assure
president
badly
website
12. To change
sneaked
flaunt
alter
more than
13. Should only be used in place of the person's name if it is what the individual prefers to be known as.
who's
Cabinet
under way
nicknames
14. A verb meaning to blaze with sudden - bright light or to burst out in anger
mean
City Council
flare
Fourth of July
15. Means to receive
homicide
his
accept
her
16. Means in addition to
besides
afterward
flaunt
Nobel Prize
17. Twice a year (same as semiannual)
plurality
compliment
biannual
his
18. 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
between
imply
majority
rack
19. 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
pour
less
insure
arrest
20. Means more than the highest number (subtract lower number from highest number to get this)
compliment
defendant
plurality
City Hall
21. When referring to a group of women who attended a school
alumnae
troops
NAACP
her
22. Multiple transportation vehicles
complement
in spite of
buses
pour
23. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill
flier
troupe
Nobel Prize
as
24. Kiss
because
buss
on
murder
25. A contraction for it is or it has
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26. Capitalize for architectural style or corporate or governmental bodies that use the word as part of their name. Lowercase when used as an adjective.
email
flare
since
federal
27. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead
forward
navel
liaison
login - logon - logoff
28. To swing the arms widely
firefighter - police officer
altar
hanged
flair
29. AP does not italicize words in news stories.
amid
italics
refute
stationery
30. Capitalize if preceded by state name or when used in proper title. lowercase in other uses.
No.
premier
Legislature
affect
31. Never alright. Hyphenate only if used colloquially as a compound modifier: He is an all-right guy.
his
all right
ravage
Legislature
32. The title of an individual who is the first minister in a national government that has a council of ministers. also the correct title for individuals who lead the provincial governments in canada and australia
premier
toward
buss
afterward
33. Two words in virtually all uses - one word only when used as an adjective before a noun in a nautical sense: an underway flotilla
between
under way
hopefully
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
34. Do not use this pronoun in reference to nations or ships except in quoted matter
homicide
her
flaunt
faze
35. Contain to include all or embrace. Used only actively.
reference works
phase
ZIP code
comprise
36. Two objects must be in motion before they can ____.
collide - collision
manslaughter
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
Nobel Prize
37. Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement
phase
medium
refute
National Organization for Women
38. To stand still
half mast
stationary
less
biennial
39. Create or put together. It is commonly used actively and passively.
phase
off of
assure
compose
40. All nouns that mean different computer functions. Must use these in two words when in verb form.
affect
widow
login - logon - logoff
buss
41. Never towards - for a word meaning: moving in a specific direction
half mast
reference works
flare
toward
42. Applies to various types of framework - the verb means to arrange on a rack - to torture - trouble or torment -
criteria
rack
lay
flyer
43. Literally - to strip off the skin by whipping - figuratively to tongue-lash a person
flay
afterward
compliment
rack
44. Is to wreak great destruction or devastation not interchangeable with ravish
imply
adviser
emigrate
ravage
45. Refers to the result obtained by dividing a sum by the number of quantities added together
nicknames
bus
muslims
average
46. Takes plural verb - use it to mean one or the other - not both - right: she said to use either door - wrong: there were lions on either side of the door
media
buss
either
president
47. To argue to the contrary
Legislature
rebut
hopefully
ravish
48. Use with great care - Avoid any suggestion that the writer is making an allegation - Specify the source of an allegation (arrest record etc.) - Use alleged bribe or similar phrase when necessary to make it clear that an unproved action is not being
allege
alumnae
stanch
Internet
49. Takes a singular verb
fiancee
alumni
each
crises
50. Extension of time or degree
homicide
further
pore
affect