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News Copy Editing

Instructions:
  • Answer 39 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Squinting modifiers






2. Kicker heads






3. Use commas with (what words)






4. Pronoun/antecedent agreement






5. Drop heads






6. How many prepositional phrases per sentence?






7. Commas replace (headlines)






8. Dangling modifiers






9. Straightforward headline






10. Passive voice






11. Headline rules


12. Objective case






13. Who - He/she






14. Use of he/she






15. Smother verbs






16. Side-saddle head






17. Restrictive modifier






18. Lookers






19. Functions of headline


20. Nominative case






21. Four rules of subjunctive case






22. Hammer head






23. That






24. en dash






25. Max sentence length






26. How to break sentence






27. Nonrestrictive modifier






28. Whom - Him/her






29. Jargon


30. Hookers


31. Label head






32. em dash






33. Hints something needs editing






34. Types of headlines






35. Antecedent






36. Parallel structure






37. Smother verb (example)






38. Possessive case






39. Noun strings