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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. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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2. To bog down become disabled or sink
adviser
impostor
founder
besides
3. A person who serves as an assistant
aide
whose
drowned
less
4. Means more than half of an amount
in-law
majority
ravish
arrest
5. Preferred as past tense of sneak. Never use snuck
sneaked
homicide
NAACP
which
6. 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.
Fourth of July
between
Nobel Prize
hopefully
7. For hanging not referring to a person's death
on
hung
naval
because
8. Singular form of a standard
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
premier
troupe
criterion
9. Singular form of problem or turning point
ensure
crisis
faze
bus
10. The way a message is getting out through the media such as a telephone or tv set
badly
norm
medium
troops
11. Applies to various types of framework - the verb means to arrange on a rack - to torture - trouble or torment -
rack
who
flounder
firefighter - police officer
12. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use
imply
her
among
navel
13. To abduct - rape or carry away with emotion not interchangeable with ravage
alumna
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
biennial
ravish
14. Capitalize with the name of city or when referenced specifically. lowercase when plural and when used generically (you can't fight city hall)
City Hall
email
wrack
marshal
15. 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.
liaison
like
criterion
bad
16. 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.
hopefully
alumna
Nobel Prize
adviser
17. Applied to a person residing away from the nation of which he or she is a citizen - or to a person under the protection of a specified nation.
subject
farther
national
flaunt
18. Spelling for the noun that carries a badge and gun and verb that describes one who keeps things in order
marshal
rack
homicide
figuratively
19. The correct word to introduce clauses - .e.g Jayne blocks the linebacker __ he should
as
less
flare
alumna
20. Is used when someone is the object of a verb or preposition
that
whom
because
principal
21. 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
teenage
widower
ZIP code
widow
22. Acceptable in a casual sense when the first event in a sequence led logically to the second but was not its direct cause
which
teenage
since
century
23. Twice a year (same as semiannual)
biannual
drowned
principal
criteria
24. Two objects must be in motion before they can ____.
subject
titles
flyer
collide - collision
25. Kiss
hanged
its
buss
assure
26. Means at the side of
emigrate
lay
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
beside
27. 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
semiannual
that
premier
allege
28. Means to exclude
except
emigrate
century
criteria
29. When referring to a man who has attended a school
Cabinet
assure
alumnus
under way
30. Used in proper names and as someone in a parade
firefighter - police officer
subject
marshall
nicknames
31. 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
City Council
bus
either
plurality
32. To argue to the contrary
rebut
half mast
wrack
faze
33. Writing paper
homicide
stationery
resident
farther
34. When speaking of an individual
person
effect
assure
sneaked
35. Means ruin or destruction and generally is confined to the phrase wrack and ruin or wracked with doubt (or pain).
wrack
like
principal
its
36. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun
that
its
amid
it's
37. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead
his
plurality
forward
ZIP code
38. Do not use when referring to East Asian nations and their peoples. Asian is the acceptable term for an inhabitant of these nations
Orient - Oriental
person
rock 'n' roll
like
39. Two people look at - can be used when the number of people being used is indefinite
Cabinet
stationery
each other
who
40. Capitalize initials of name but do not place in quotes
alumnus
No.
ravage
magazine names
41. 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
marshal
NAACP
between
biannual
42. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy
compliment
figuratively
defendant
affect
43. An aspect or stage
flay
NAACP
assure
phase
44. Use instead "survived by his wife" or "leaves his wife" not ______ of the late
magazine names
literally
federal
widow
45. Means to flow in a continuous stream
principal
allege
majority
pour
46. Refers to the result obtained by dividing a sum by the number of quantities added together
immigrate
troupe
rock 'n' roll
average
47. The term denoting that an individual was born in a given location
hang - hangs
ZIP code
native
each
48. Do not use this pronoun in reference to nations or ships except in quoted matter
her
emigrate
semiannual
whom
49. NOW is acceptable on second reference- HQ is in Washington
reference works
criterion
National Organization for Women
whom
50. Action word - past tense is laid - present participle is laying
less
plurality
naval
lay