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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. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead
alumnae
infer
forward
subject
2. Use instead "survived by her husband" or "leaves her husband" not ______ of the late
besides
Black muslim
widower
emigrate
3. Acceptable in a casual sense when the first event in a sequence led logically to the second but was not its direct cause
composition titles
average
since
website
4. A person who serves as an assistant
forward
aide
stationery
comprise
5. To argue to the contrary
compliment
rebut
mean
either...or - neither...nor
6. Implies that another person caused the death by holding the victims head under the water.
was drowned
badly
naval
his
7. Is a bellybutton - or a seedless orange so named because it has a depression that resembles a bellybutton
widow
his
navel
crisis
8. Kiss
marshal
buss
whom
Orient - Oriental
9. Plural form of a standard
criteria
ensure
demolish or destroyed
under way
10. In general - confine capitalization to formal titles used directly before an individual's name
compliment
either...or - neither...nor
titles
mean
11. The proper name for some trains and buses
aid
flyer
less
stanch
12. 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.
website
Nobel Prize
president
either...or - neither...nor
13. Two objects must be in motion before they can ____.
Cabinet
all right
collide - collision
hung
14. Create or put together. It is commonly used actively and passively.
compose
rack
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
alumnus
15. Correct spelling for a word that means a channel for communication between groups
effect
teenage
liaison
biannual
16. Action word - past tense is laid - present participle is laying
semiannual
buses
flounder
lay
17. Use the abbreviation for number in conjunction with a figure to indicate position or rank
Orient - Oriental
website
No.
crisis
18. An aspect or stage
phase
flyer
on
bad
19. Do not use these titles just refer to person by first and last name.
courtesy titles
pore
president
flier
20. Contain to include all or embrace. Used only actively.
No.
flair
comprise
in-law
21. Do not use the colloquial past tense form - pled. All tenses of a word that means appeal or request earnestly
email
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
impostor
beside
22. References to insurance
Orient - Oriental
flair
insure
rock 'n' roll
23. Means in an exact sense
literally
ravage
flier
homicide
24. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy
biannual
busses
national
compliment
25. A noun and adjective meaning someone or something first in rank - authority - importance or degree.
principal
No.
hang - hangs
majority
26. Singular form of a standard
aid
native
felony
criterion
27. A listener or reader ____s something from the words
pore
between
last
infer
28. Do not use the term teenaged
widower
teenage
amid
in spite of
29. Not afterwards
ravish
afterward
bus
people
30. Every two years
biennial
emigrate
buses
criterion
31. 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.
drowned
Fourth of July
insure
manslaughter
32. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us
among
aid
stationery
last
33. Spelling for the noun that carries a badge and gun and verb that describes one who keeps things in order
rack
it's
Cabinet
marshal
34. Used in proper names and as someone in a parade
flare
crisis
marshall
alter
35. Should not be used as an adverb. It does not lose its status as an adjective - however - in a sentence such as "I feel bad." Such a statement is the idiomatic equivalent of I am in bad health.
average
troupe
bad
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
36. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes
crisis
literally
reference works
drowned
37. Is to wreak great destruction or devastation not interchangeable with ravish
ravage
Nobel Prize
buss
media
38. Ashore and not on naval stations flags are flown at
half mast
troupe
last
half staff
39. A picture - a criminal or oneself
hang - hangs
whose
homicide
defendant
40. Individual items reduced in number
ZIP code
widower
fewer
premier
41. Legal term for slaying or killing
homicide
fewer
marshal
premier
42. Man to be married
badly
fiance
effect
flaunt
43. AP does not italicize words in news stories.
accommodate
hopefully
comprise
italics
44. Means ruin or destruction and generally is confined to the phrase wrack and ruin or wracked with doubt (or pain).
either
rebut
wrack
flare
45. The correct word to introduce clauses - .e.g Jayne blocks the linebacker __ he should
flaunt
as
busses
principle
46. Do not use this pronoun in reference to nations or ships except in quoted matter
City Hall
each
her
pour
47. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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48. Plural form of problem or turning point
imply
emigrate
rock 'n' roll
crises
49. To be used instead of the sexist terms
lie
badly
principal
firefighter - police officer
50. Should only be used in place of the person's name if it is what the individual prefers to be known as.
nicknames
speeds
either...or - neither...nor
allege