Adviser Update Spring 2016 | Page 53

Quiz 1.The copy editor was loath/loathe to change a word of the reporter’s copy. Grammar and Usage 2. The reporter’s whereabouts are/is a mystery. 3. Neither the reporters nor the photographer was/were happy with the assignment. 4. He is one of the few/only reporters to command the editor’s respect. 5. A publisher and editor seldom seem to agree with each other/one another on most topics. 6. She is an editor who/whom I respect. 7. Who is the principal/principle figure in the organization’s hierarchy? 8. He said an average of 10 people are/is laid off every year. 9. After much debate, he convinced/persuaded the editor to run the article. Take this sample grammar and usage quiz from a previous year’s exam. For more information about the Dow Jones News Fund’s internship programs, visit dowjonesnewsfund.org. 10. The editor pored/poured over the reporters notes but was still confused. 11. Who/whom should be assigned to do this article? 12. She covered the city council/counsel meetings for 15 years. 13. The publisher stood behind the lectern/podium when she addressed the staff. 14. The reporter said she would look farther/further into the topic. 15. The police said a couple/couple of computers were stolen from the newsroom. 16. The reporter laid/lay the blame on her editor for the mistake. 17. To be fair, an editor must be a disinterested/uninterested participant in any discussion. 18. The photo clearly showed a car colliding with/hitting the house. 19. The person who/whom was named as a suspect had been mentioned in earlier articles. 20. The biweekly/semiweekly publication appears 26 times a year. Answers: 1. loath; 2. is; 3. was; 4. few; 5. each other; 6. whom; 7. principal; 8. are; 9. pursuaded; 10. pored; 11. who; 12. council; 13.lectern; 14. further; 15. couple of; 16. laid; 17. disinterested; 18. hitting; 19. who; 20. biweekly The Dow Jones News Fund offers paid, prestigious summer internships in digital media, business reporting, news editing and data journalism for digitally savvy juniors, seniors and graduate students.