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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. Physical distance
hopefully
aid
farther
aide
2. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife
biannual
century
heaven
since
3. Do not use before a date or day of the week (redundant) except at the beginning of a sentence.
felony
heaven
on
people
4. 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
amid
immigrate
flay
ZIP code
5. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive
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6. Not amidst for a word that means surrounded by; in the middle of
flair
ZIP code
half mast
amid
7. 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
composition titles
under way
in spite of
flaunt
8. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase
his
crisis
muslims
teenage
9. A noun and adjective meaning someone or something first in rank - authority - importance or degree.
principal
alumni
native
aide
10. Two objects must be in motion before they can ____.
aid
collide - collision
president
troupe
11. One who leaves a country ___s from it
was drowned
drowned
demolish or destroyed
emigrate
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
except
toward
either...or - neither...nor
13. Should only be used in place of the person's name if it is what the individual prefers to be known as.
nicknames
over
less
fewer
14. Means to guarantee
emigrate
murder
Internet
ensure
15. Indicates a state of reclining. It does not take a direct object. Its past tense is lay. Its past participle is lain and present participle is lying - when __ means to make an untrue statement - the verb forms are lie - lied - lying.
lie
besides
last
since
16. Verb to stop the flow of something
medium
Nobel Prize
stanch
Fourth of July
17. The correct word to introduce clauses - .e.g Jayne blocks the linebacker __ he should
homicide
as
hang - hangs
in spite of
18. Correct spelling for one who deceives by using a false identity
fewer
troop
which
impostor
19. Refers to the result obtained by dividing a sum by the number of quantities added together
courtesy titles
fewer
average
stanch
20. One who comes into a country ___s to it
last
toward
immigrate
complement
21. Writing paper
Nobel Prize
nicknames
stationery
forward
22. Means to flow in a continuous stream
who's
since
pour
medium
23. Capitalize if preceded by state name or when used in proper title. lowercase in other uses.
forward
alter
Legislature
widow
24. On ships and at naval stations flags are flown at
half mast
Internet
login - logon - logoff
aide
25. Noun. a fish - verb. to move clumsily or jerkily - to flop about
troop
City Council
flounder
fiance
26. Singular form of problem or turning point
one another
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
crisis
semiannual
27. A preposition to compare nouns and pronouns. requires an object - ex. Jayne blocks ___ a pro.
like
semiannual
premier
primiere
28. The term denoting that an individual was born in a given location
who's
courtesy titles
native
fiancee
29. Means to influence
affect
crisis
all right
off of
30. Acceptable in a casual sense when the first event in a sequence led logically to the second but was not its direct cause
stanch
fewer
fiancee
since
31. To change
crisis
fiance
Orient - Oriental
alter
32. Do not use this pronoun in reference to nations or ships except in quoted matter
her
alumni
allege
since
33. Is used when someone is the object of a verb or preposition
medium
Nobel Prize
each
whom
34. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid
each other
teenage
drowned
fiance
35. A table-like platform used in a religious service
altar
afterward
stationery
collide - collision
36. Both mean to do away with something completely. It cannot happen partially and is redundant to say it happened totally.
literally
demolish or destroyed
lay
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
37. Means to gaze intently or steadily
National Organization for Women
pore
among
insure
38. A first performance
widow
Cabinet
primiere
faze
39. Never alright. Hyphenate only if used colloquially as a compound modifier: He is an all-right guy.
all right
stationery
either
flaunt
40. Twice a year (same as biannual)
semiannual
on
it's
murder
41. A group of people - often military or animals
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
troop
marshall
refute
42. Only for ensembles of actors - dancers - singers - etc.
troupe
century
Nobel Prize
hung
43. Always preferred over persons - persons only used when it's in a direct quote - also a collective noun when referring to a single race or nation so peoples should only be used when speaking of multiple groups
average
people
aide
marshall
44. Kisses
president
one another
hanged
busses
45. Means in an exact sense
alumnus
literally
ZIP code
flout
46. 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
alter
half mast
Cabinet
which
47. Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement
plurality
refute
website
City Hall
48. 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
Fourth of July
daylight saving time
people
speeds
49. Twice a year (same as semiannual)
biannual
was drowned
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
subject
50. Do not use these titles just refer to person by first and last name.
half staff
widower
pore
courtesy titles