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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. Capitalize for architectural style or corporate or governmental bodies that use the word as part of their name. Lowercase when used as an adjective.
federal
person
besides
pore
2. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun
beside
its
adviser
hung
3. Is the possessive of who
manslaughter
founder
whose
navel
4. A table-like platform used in a religious service
altar
biannual
either...or - neither...nor
effect
5. Completeness of process of supplementing something
website
liaison
italics
complement
6. AP does not italicize words in news stories.
less
italics
accommodate
fewer
7. In an analogous sense but not in an exact sense
either
stationery
allege
figuratively
8. More than two people look atcan be used when the number of people being used is indefinite
accommodate
one another
compose
figuratively
9. In the sense of mass communication - such as magazines - newspapers - the news services - radio - television ad online
marshall
media
compliment
which
10. Use instead "survived by his wife" or "leaves his wife" not ______ of the late
widower
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
widow
stanch
11. Twice a year (same as semiannual)
Orient - Oriental
subject
in spite of
biannual
12. 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
arrest
hung
under way
troop
13. To argue to the contrary
who
rebut
criteria
manslaughter
14. Legal term for slaying or killing
principle
on
adviser
homicide
15. Means ruin or destruction and generally is confined to the phrase wrack and ruin or wracked with doubt (or pain).
whom
his
its
wrack
16. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides
flout
flare
navel
hanged
17. Use instead "survived by her husband" or "leaves her husband" not ______ of the late
less
between
effect
widower
18. 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
alumnus
whom
staunch
composition titles
19. To be used instead of the sexist terms
firefighter - police officer
effect
daylight saving time
marshal
20. Capitalize as a title and lowercase in all other forms
daylight saving time
president
each other
hang - hangs
21. Plural means several groups of people - often military or animals
crises
badly
troops
pore
22. Capitalize if part of a proper noun - lowercase in other uses.
except
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
City Council
federal
23. Bulk or quantity reduced in number
except
less
farther
City Council
24. Noun. a fish - verb. to move clumsily or jerkily - to flop about
crises
flounder
Cabinet
was drowned
25. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage
crises
beside
manslaughter
in-law
26. Create or put together. It is commonly used actively and passively.
compose
majority
was drowned
homicide
27. Is a bellybutton - or a seedless orange so named because it has a depression that resembles a bellybutton
flare
sneaked
who
navel
28. Verb to stop the flow of something
stanch
naval
under way
semiannual
29. 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.
amid
hopefully
busses
phase
30. Literally - to strip off the skin by whipping - figuratively to tongue-lash a person
felony
flay
rack
beside
31. Only for ensembles of actors - dancers - singers - etc.
last
rebut
compose
troupe
32. A preposition to compare nouns and pronouns. requires an object - ex. Jayne blocks ___ a pro.
like
daylight saving time
impostor
century
33. On ships and at naval stations flags are flown at
half mast
infer
effect
accept
34. Homicide without malice or premeditation
manslaughter
which
composition titles
navel
35. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10
naval
hang - hangs
century
president
36. 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
alter
ZIP code
alumnae
citizen
37. Assistance
widow
fiance
aid
Nobel Prize
38. To change
subject
felony
aid
alter
39. Used in proper names and as someone in a parade
who's
except
marshall
Black muslim
40. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid
speeds
drowned
firefighter - police officer
was drowned
41. Ashore and not on naval stations flags are flown at
complement
refute
half staff
nicknames
42. Kisses
wrack
literally
busses
president
43. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions
medium
speeds
immigrate
figuratively
44. Extension of time or degree
all right
plurality
mean
further
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.
medium
Fourth of July
lay
except
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
murder
semiannual
under way
either
47. Both mean to do away with something completely. It cannot happen partially and is redundant to say it happened totally.
criterion
Nobel Prize
demolish or destroyed
pore
48. Two people look at - can be used when the number of people being used is indefinite
drowned
each other
demolish or destroyed
defendant
49. The correct word to introduce clauses - .e.g Jayne blocks the linebacker __ he should
it's
as
email
aid
50. Woman to be married
fiancee
flare
rock 'n' roll
lay