Friday, February 15, 2008

Week 3 - AP Style Quiz A-D

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

2) For her birthday, the nine-year-old girl invited five good friends over for ice cream and cake. The chocolate cake was so tasty 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 parties came together on Capitol Hill to support anti-terrorism legislation, despite their differences on other issues. (4)

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

1 comment:

camccune said...

1) Don't abbreviate a title in a quote.
2) 9-year-old girl.
3) Look up "persuade" in the AP Stylebook.
4) Perfect!

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