Grammatically Wrong
1. After being defeated in the house, the bill now goes to the Senate to get debated.
Stylistically wrong
2. The 19-year-old boy got a ticket for jay-walking at nine p.m. last night.
See if you can catch what's wrong.
Meredith was so angry, that she ran away from home that night.
These should be easy:
4. Yes, Brittney, I can figure this one out.
5. Holding their flags high, the veterans marched through town.
6. The students said they would "skip class" if Britney made them do more exercises that had to do with grammar, punctuation, spelling or style.
7. I think most students in this class are a part of the class of 2009.
8. "I wonder if this is how you punctuate this quote," Brittney said.
OK, now that's enough torture. Answer this question for a bonus point:
9. Why is it important for journalists to get these things right?
To establish credibility. The reader must trust the journalism, and the first step in that is to produce accurate, mistake-free story. Also, like all other people journalists need to protect their jobs. By creating mistake-free work, they are taking a big step in the right direction. Lastly, it avoids confusion. Everything must be clear and concise, so a large amount of people can understand it.
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Neil, you did pretty well! The ones you got wrong include: Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 6. There are four things wrong with No. 2 and two things wrong with No. 6. I think No. 3 could be reworded.
ReplyDeleteWhat you should consult: Pg. 54 (most other times pg. 55) in your book and the online Punctuation Guide. And if you're not sure how a word should be spelled or hyphenated, journalists regard the Webster's New World Dictionary as the "go to" source (after the AP Stylebook, of course.)
http://www.yourdictionary.com/websters/
Also, make sure every word in a sentence is necessary.
Oh, and although No. 1 is wrong, you are on the right track.
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