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.
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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
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