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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. To bog down become disabled or sink
founder
bad
marshal
fewer
2. Kisses
ravish
busses
person
troop
3. Means to exclude
insure
immigrate
alumnae
except
4. Is the possessive of who
whose
fiance
magazine names
login - logon - logoff
5. To abduct - rape or carry away with emotion not interchangeable with ravage
one another
ravish
lay
arrest
6. Correct spelling of a words that means to make fit for - or change to suit a new purpose
accommodate
collide - collision
literally
was drowned
7. Correct spelling of an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime
infer
misdemeanor
biennial
defendant
8. Extension of time or degree
which
further
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
insure
9. A person who gives advice - never advisor
all right
ravage
adviser
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
10. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us
biennial
citizen
century
among
11. In general - confine capitalization to formal titles used directly before an individual's name
lie
titles
fiance
aide
12. Plural means several groups of people - often military or animals
century
troops
Fourth of July
manslaughter
13. Correct spelling for a word that means a channel for communication between groups
liaison
troops
farther
since
14. To show contempt for
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
troops
flout
accommodate
15. An aspect or stage
her
phase
emigrate
website
16. Capitalize for architectural style or corporate or governmental bodies that use the word as part of their name. Lowercase when used as an adjective.
compose
in-law
demolish or destroyed
federal
17. Means more than the highest number (subtract lower number from highest number to get this)
because
resident
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
plurality
18. Not amidst for a word that means surrounded by; in the middle of
assure
among
arrest
amid
19. Do not use before a date or day of the week (redundant) except at the beginning of a sentence.
magazine names
flounder
on
NAACP
20. Used in proper names and as someone in a parade
accept
farther
bad
marshall
21. A table-like platform used in a religious service
fiancee
complement
drowned
altar
22. For: peace - chemistry - literature - physics and physiology or medicine - the prize in economic studies is in memorial to alfred and should be referred to as such - ceremonies are held on Dec. 10 - Capitalize when with name - lowercase when not with
stationary
flair
Nobel Prize
aide
23. 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.
badly
manslaughter
busses
complement
24. Means to flow in a continuous stream
pour
assure
alumna
ZIP code
25. Use the abbreviation for number in conjunction with a figure to indicate position or rank
flaunt
media
beside
No.
26. Kiss
National Organization for Women
titles
in spite of
buss
27. Serious crime - someone is a felon if the have been convicted of a felony whether or not they have spent time in confinement
felony
on
buses
City Hall
28. On ships and at naval stations flags are flown at
either
more than
half mast
mean
29. Individual items reduced in number
fewer
marshall
criterion
semiannual
30. All tenses of the word that means a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding
flay
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
murder
half mast
31. 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.
further
last
compose
hopefully
32. The correct word to introduce clauses - .e.g Jayne blocks the linebacker __ he should
literally
as
phase
media
33. Do not use these titles just refer to person by first and last name.
courtesy titles
pore
average
adviser
34. Takes a singular verb
flout
hopefully
century
each
35. Writing paper
stationery
ZIP code
further
medium
36. Capitalize as a title and lowercase in all other forms
century
composition titles
City Council
president
37. Correct spelling for all uses of a word that means to happen or take place
Black muslim
premier
daylight saving time
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
38. For hanging not referring to a person's death
figuratively
Cabinet
lie
hung
39. Means to influence
majority
affect
NAACP
titles
40. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage
criteria
mean
on
in-law
41. NOW is acceptable on second reference- HQ is in Washington
toward
accept
National Organization for Women
ravish
42. Two objects must be in motion before they can ____.
misdemeanor
median
collide - collision
marshall
43. 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.
NAACP
lie
subject
afterward
44. Bulk or quantity reduced in number
less
farther
beside
homicide
45. Two words in virtually all uses - one word only when used as an adjective before a noun in a nautical sense: an underway flotilla
principal
website
under way
widower
46. Verb to stop the flow of something
lie
off of
stanch
widower
47. 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
courtesy titles
because
ZIP code
assure
48. The way a message is getting out through the media such as a telephone or tv set
heaven
medium
its
it's
49. 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
either
effect
citizen
affect
50. A first performance
collide - collision
flout
primiere
less