We need human subeditors because

1.   ?    Journalists are notoriously drunk
2.   ?    Computer spellchecks don't pick up all mistakes
3.   ?    Journalists are notoriously lazy
4.   ?    Not all newspapers have computers

A typographical error is

1.   ?    a mistake made by the newspaper's printers
2.   ?    the same as a spelling mistake
3.   ?    a simple spelling mistake, like 'recieve'
4.   ?    a mistake made by mis-hitting a key, like 'hte'

'There' indicates

1.   ?    Location, as in 'over there'
2.   ?    Someone's belongings, as in 'there jacket'
3.   ?    An abbreviated version of they are

Which of these are apostrophes NOT used for

1.   ?    Indicating a missing letter in an abbreviation
2.   ?    Indicating possession
3.   ?    Indicating plurals of words and letters
4.   ?    Breaking up long sentences

Text language

1.   ?    Means grammar and punctuation are redundant
2.   ?    Encourages quick, comprehensible communication
3.   ?    Is perfectly acceptable for academic work
4.   ?    Is the spawn of the devil

Yes I believe it is he said

1.   ?    Doesn't need any commas
2.   ?    Needs one comma
3.   ?    Needs two commas
4.   ?    Needs three commas

Which of these would a newspaper not use for the title of a book, song or film?

1.   ?    Block capitals
2.   ?    Italics
3.   ?    Single quotation marks

Which of these spellings is correct

1.   ?    accommodation
2.   ?    acommodation
3.   ?    accomodation
4.   ?    acomodation

Whats the matter John she asked - choose the correct version:

1.   ?    "What's the matter, John", she asked
2.   ?    "What's the matter John?" she asked
3.   ?    "What's the matter, John?" she asked
4.   ?    "What's the matter, John?", she asked

Vocabulary error

1.   ?    Using was instead of were
2.   ?    Using their instead of there
3.   ?    Using it's instead of its
4.   ?    Using his instead of John's

Its a real pity that Sheilas dog was ill and she couldnt go to James party

1.   ?    Needs one apostrophe
2.   ?    Needs two apostrophes
3.   ?    Needs three apostrophes
4.   ?    Needs four apostrophes

'Drowning in debt' is

1.   ?    A metaphor
2.   ?    A simile
3.   ?    Neither of the above

Journalese is

1.   ?    legal language used in newspapers
2.   ?    tabloid slang
3.   ?    words or phrases overused by newspapers
4.   ?    words or phrases only found in newspapers

It's

1.   ?    indicates that something belongs to it
2.   ?    is an abbreviation of 'it is'

What is the term given to cutting an article to a set length for size?

1.   ?    Casting off
2.   ?    Cutting off
3.   ?    Crimping off
4.   ?    Chopping off