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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. In general - confine capitalization to formal titles used directly before an individual's name
titles
adviser
ravage
either
2. Means in addition to
who
besides
primiere
half mast
3. Create or put together. It is commonly used actively and passively.
teenage
compose
National Organization for Women
impostor
4. Means at the side of
beside
stationery
titles
alumni
5. A person who serves as an assistant
medium
aide
refute
assure
6. Do not use when referring to East Asian nations and their peoples. Asian is the acceptable term for an inhabitant of these nations
century
Orient - Oriental
because
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
7. Writing paper
ravage
stationery
principal
allege
8. Implies a standard of average performance for a given group
each other
courtesy titles
norm
majority
9. The proper name for some trains and buses
flyer
among
her
literally
10. Kisses
manslaughter
defendant
busses
insure
11. Noun that means a fundamental truth - law - doctrine - or motivating force
pore
principle
titles
teenage
12. Malicious - premeditated homicide - some states define certain homicides as this if the killing occurs in the course of armed robbery - rape - etc. - do not say a victim was ____ed unless it was proven in court - instead say the victim was killed or
murder
semiannual
average
beside
13. Completeness of process of supplementing something
further
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
founder
complement
14. To argue to the contrary
criteria
rebut
under way
heaven
15. Means ruin or destruction and generally is confined to the phrase wrack and ruin or wracked with doubt (or pain).
website
criterion
plurality
wrack
16. In its sense used in arithmetic and statistics - is an average and is determined by adding the series of numbers and dividing the sum by the number of cases
mean
figuratively
biennial
flounder
17. On ships and at naval stations flags are flown at
half mast
manslaughter
century
muslims
18. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun
lay
stationary
its
speeds
19. The correct word to introduce clauses - .e.g Jayne blocks the linebacker __ he should
under way
as
effect
homicide
20. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)
Fourth of July
over
less
beside
21. 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
principal
lay
criteria
22. To embarrass or disturb
was drowned
fewer
faze
bad
23. Despite means the same thing and is shorter
less
reference works
who's
in spite of
24. When referring to a man who has attended a school
president
alumnus
hung
semiannual
25. Spelling for the noun that carries a badge and gun and verb that describes one who keeps things in order
complement
all right
his
marshal
26. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid
pour
immigrate
nicknames
drowned
27. Both mean to do away with something completely. It cannot happen partially and is redundant to say it happened totally.
misdemeanor
troop
demolish or destroyed
people
28. 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.
alumna
people
Fourth of July
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
29. Only for ensembles of actors - dancers - singers - etc.
troupe
adviser
fewer
under way
30. Applies to various types of framework - the verb means to arrange on a rack - to torture - trouble or torment -
rack
staunch
forward
City Council
31. Legal term for slaying or killing
lay
homicide
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
bus
32. 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
ZIP code
italics
flounder
citizen
33. Capitalize as a title and lowercase in all other forms
alumnae
among
president
navel
34. A contraction for it is or it has
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35. Never okay - all tenses of a word meaning all right
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36. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy
who's
off of
immigrate
compliment
37. Use the abbreviation for number in conjunction with a figure to indicate position or rank
titles
each
No.
alter
38. Means to guarantee
troop
muslims
either
ensure
39. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
that
more than
staunch
40. A decentralized worldwide network of computers that can communicate with each other in later references the Net is acceptable - World Wide Web - like email - is a subset of the Internet. They are not synonymous and should not be used interchangeably.
on
impostor
Internet
collide - collision
41. Correct spelling for a word that means a channel for communication between groups
further
lay
liaison
bus
42. To swing the arms widely
stationery
flair
stanch
phase
43. Use instead "survived by his wife" or "leaves his wife" not ______ of the late
widow
fewer
which
infer
44. 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.
aide
it's
citizen
national
45. A picture - a criminal or oneself
aide
all right
hang - hangs
email
46. 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
National Organization for Women
between
subject
demolish or destroyed
47. The of is unnecessary
courtesy titles
off of
biannual
refute
48. Takes a singular verb
median
emigrate
each
alumni
49. Capitalize if preceded by state name or when used in proper title. lowercase in other uses.
less
Legislature
faze
National Organization for Women
50. 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.
troop
citizen
bad
semiannual