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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When referring to a woman who has attended a school






2. Create or put together. It is commonly used actively and passively.






3. Capitalize as a title and lowercase in all other forms






4. Means in addition to






5. Use instead "survived by her husband" or "leaves her husband" not ______ of the late






6. Means to receive






7. Is a bellybutton - or a seedless orange so named because it has a depression that resembles a bellybutton






8. Two words in virtually all uses - one word only when used as an adjective before a noun in a nautical sense: an underway flotilla






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






10. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






11. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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12. 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






13. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






14. Is to wreak great destruction or devastation not interchangeable with ravish






15. Correct spelling for all uses of a word that means to happen or take place






16. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






17. To abduct - rape or carry away with emotion not interchangeable with ravage






18. Ashore and not on naval stations flags are flown at






19. On ships and at naval stations flags are flown at






20. Is acceptable on first reference to avoid a cumbersome lead - but provide the full name in the body of the story - HQ is in Baltimore






21. Twice a year (same as biannual)






22. Plural form of a standard






23. Means to make sure or give confidence






24. A noun and adjective meaning someone or something first in rank - authority - importance or degree.






25. 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.






26. A picture - a criminal or oneself






27. 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






28. In the sense of mass communication - such as magazines - newspapers - the news services - radio - television ad online






29. A contraction for it is or it has

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30. Transportation vehicle






31. Not afterwards






32. Used in proper names and as someone in a parade






33. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






34. 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






35. When referring to a group of women who attended a school






36. When referring to a man who has attended a school






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






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






39. To argue to the contrary






40. 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.






41. Assistance






42. The correct word to introduce clauses - .e.g Jayne blocks the linebacker __ he should






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






44. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






45. A first performance






46. Is the middle number of points in a series arranged in order of size






47. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






48. The way a message is getting out through the media such as a telephone or tv set






49. Do not use the term teenaged






50. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast