Saturday, February 7, 2009

AP Style Ex: A-D

1) Mayor Richard Wrigley expressed confidence that the gubernatorial debate, which begins at 7:30 p.m., will have a positive effect on his candidacy. He added, "Governor Red Davidson is a master of dirty politics, but I won’t take any of his baloney." (4)

2) For her birthday, the 9-year-old girl invited five good friends over for ice cream and cake. The chocolate cake was so delicious that any one of the children could have eaten it all, but they carefully divided it among themselves. (4)

3) Persuaded of the Bill’s importance, members of the Democratic and Republican Party came together on Capitol Hill to support anti-terrorism legislation, despite their differences on other issues. (4)

4) ROME, Italy – All-around the world today, Roman Catholics listened as the Pope delivered his homily. (3)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

1) Good
2) Good
3) Convinced, not persuaded. Don't capitalize "bill." Look up "political parties."
4) Look up the dateline for Rome. Look up the pope in your AP Stylebook. All around is not hyphenated (unless it's being used as a compound adjective, as in "She's an all-around good sport."

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