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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A picture - a criminal or oneself






2. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






3. 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






4. A minor offense against the law






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






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






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






8. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






9. Is used when someone is the object of a verb or preposition






10. Use the abbreviation for number in conjunction with a figure to indicate position or rank






11. 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






12. Implies a standard of average performance for a given group






13. Do not use before a date or day of the week (redundant) except at the beginning of a sentence.






14. In general - confine capitalization to formal titles used directly before an individual's name






15. One who leaves a country ___s from it






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






17. Serious crime - someone is a felon if the have been convicted of a felony whether or not they have spent time in confinement






18. Plural means several groups of people - often military or animals






19. Capitalize with the name of city or when referenced specifically. lowercase when plural and when used generically (you can't fight city hall)






20. 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.






21. A member of a predominantly black Islamic sect in the United States. However the term is considered DEROGATORY by members of the sect - who call themselves muslims






22. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






23. 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






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






25. Takes a singular verb






26. When referring to a woman who has attended a school






27. 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






28. Capitalize for architectural style or corporate or governmental bodies that use the word as part of their name. Lowercase when used as an adjective.






29. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive

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






31. A contraction for it is or it has

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32. Copy pertaining to the navy






33. 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






34. A person who has acquired the full civil rights of a nation either by birth or naturalization. Cities and states in the U.S. do not confer citizenship.






35. 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






36. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






37. 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.






38. Never alright. Hyphenate only if used colloquially as a compound modifier: He is an all-right guy.






39. An aspect or stage






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






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






42. To change






43. Kiss






44. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






45. Means at the side of






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






47. The of is unnecessary






48. Noun that means a fundamental truth - law - doctrine - or motivating force






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






50. 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.