Grammer and punctuation
we ___ the Oxford comma
don't use
Emails are always ________.
italicized
How do you format composition titles in headlines?
When would you spell out the names of the month?
When a specific, numbered address is used
In headlines, you replace "and" with a _____
comma
Punctuation typically goes _____ the quotation marks.
inside
The Champaign-Urbana Public Health _______
District!!!! Not department
lowercase
In general, but with a few exceptions, you ______ numerals below 10.
spell out
SEO phrases should be between _ and _ words
2-4
2-3
2-5
all acceptable answers
Where does the hyphen go?
Alma Mater is a well known statute on campus
well-known
The DI uses what type of quotes
Curly
No, unless they are a proper noun
When designating dual heritage, you do NOT need a ______.
hyphen
Instead of brackets, we use ______
parenthesis
Possessives: For plural nouns that end in s, you would ____
EX: How would format states rights?
States' rights
When would you use CU and when would you use C-U?
CU in headlines and C-U in the body of the text
When would you capitalize titles and when would you lowercase them?
capitalize before name
lowercase after name (usually go this route because they are certain exceptions: professor, head coach, etc.)
Name the three street titles you would need to abbreviate when you use specific, numbered addresses. (Hint: one of them is street)
Street, avenue and boulevard
Spell out — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The tennis team will travel to Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday morning.
The tennis team will travel to Salt Lake City, Utah, on Wednesday morning.
Besides Daily Illini emails at the end of stories, we do _____ italics.
never use
even if it's an online story
If you come across a quotes within a quotes within a quotes, you should ...
Which is correct:
The six-year-old boy or the 6-year-old-boy?
6-year-old boy
Amid or amidst?
Amid