Names & Titles Challenge
Level 1: Spot the Problem
Instructions: Click on what's wrong in the following sentences. It could be bias, inconsistency, or incorrect style in a name or title. Scroll over the sentence to see the highlighted answer choices.
Question 1:
Maria and Mr. Johnson attended the meeting.
Question 2:
The defense called Dr. Kim and the plaintiff to testify.
Question 3:
A six-member SWAT team, led by FBI Special Agent Lawrence Guerra (“Guerra”), breached the front door and detonated a flash-bang grenade.
Question 4:
Begin from the beginning: The plaintiff is “the master of the complaint,” and therefore controls much about his suit. He gets to determine which substantive claims to bring.
Question 5:
Some 55 years ago, Congress passed and President Nixon signed the National Environmental Policy Act, hereinafter known as NEPA.
Level 2: Rename the Record
Rewrite the sentence to use consistent and concise naming:
Mr. Larry Steven Wilkins (“Wilkins”) and Ms. Jane Stanton (“Stanton”) wanted quiet titles and a quiet road. Mr. Wilkins and Ms. Stanton, the petitioners here, both live alongside Robbins Gulch Road in rural Montana.
Level 3: Names and Titles Matchmaker
Consider each name in the first row. How would you refer to that person or thing on second reference? Tap a box, then tap an answer to assign it.
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