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A series of exercises focused on journalism and writing style. It includes questions related to sentence structure, lead sentences, and journalistic writing techniques. The exercises cover topics such as identifying sentence structures (simple, compound, complex), analyzing lead sentences for key information (who, what, when, where), understanding journalistic writing styles (inverted pyramid), and defining journalistic terms (colloquial english, inferred, irrelevant). It also includes an analysis of a paragraph from 'lou gehrig, an american hero,' by paul gallico, focusing on identifying the main idea and supporting details. Designed to enhance understanding of journalistic principles and improve writing skills.
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Transition - ANS/a sentence or paragraph leading from one topic or aspect of a topic to another Analyze this lead sentence. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Imprisoned journalist Jacob Timerman, whose cause was championed by many people, was released and placed under house arrest Monday after one year and two days in jail. Who? What?
When? Where? - ANS/Jacob Timerman Released and placed under house arrest Monday Buenos Aires, Argentina Read the following paragraph adapted from "Lou Gehrig, An American Hero," by Paul Gallico. (1) Lou Gehrig had unusual courage despite serious physical handicaps. (2) He played despite colds. (3) He played despite fevers. (4) He played so doubled over with lumbago that it was impossible for him to straighten up; and bent over at the plate, he still got himself a single. (5) One year he fractured a toe. (6) He played on. (7) Again, knocked unconscious by a wild pitch, he suffered a concussion that would have hospitalized the average man for two weeks. (8) He was at his position the next day--and collected four hits. (9) It rained about three times a week. (10) When, late in his career, his hands were X-rayed, the doctors found seventeen fractures that had healed by themselves. (11) He had broken every finger on
Identify the sentence structure. They sat listening to the speech. - ANS/simple Identify the sentence structure. When I get home, I will go directly to bed. - ANS/complex Balanced sentence - ANS/a compound sentence in which the clauses parallel one another in meaning and grammatical structure Colloquial English - ANS/everyday, informal conversational English Inferred - ANS/derived by reasoning Inverted pyramid - ANS/a style of writing that presents the most important information first
Irrelevant - ANS/off the subject; not to the point Journalistic - ANS/in the style of newspaper writing Lead sentence - ANS/the first sentence of a news article containing the who, what, where, when, why, and how information Loose sentence - ANS/a sentence that is grammatically complete, or makes sense, before its end Periodic sentence - ANS/a sentence not complete in meaning or grammatical structure without its final words Identify the sentence type.
