2. At 9 P.M. last night, the 19-year-old boy got a ticket for jay-walking.
3. Meredith ran away from home; she was so angry that night.
4. Yes, Brittney, I can figure this one out.
5. Holding their flags high, the veterans marched through town.
6. The students said that they would "skip class" if Brittney made them do more exercises that had to do with grammar, punctuation, spelling or style.
7. I think most students in this class are part of the class of '09.
8. "I wonder if this is how you punctuate this quote," Brittney said.
Bonus Point
9. If journalists don't get the simple punctuation and spelling down, then they will be looked down upon for not being able to get the little things right and will, in turn, become an unreliable source because people don't trust someone who is seen as "dumb."
Hey, Zack, this is good! The ones you got wrong include: Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 6. There are four things wrong with No. 2. (Make sure you don't "edit in" mistakes.) You are on the right track with No. 1 but the wording seems a bit awkward.
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.