Thursday, March 11, 2010

AP Style Exercise (S-Z)

1) When he heard the building design for the new high school had been rejected, Bill pulled out his stationery to write a letter of protest. (2)
2) Ben really knows his Scriptures, but he knows little about the Talmud or the Shariah. (3)
3) Her home in upstate New York is surprisingly ultramodern and [-unique] for its middle-class neighborhood. (4)
4) To celebrate Veterans Day, the anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, troops of former soldiers will march down Main Street carrying United States flags. (3)
5) Word-of-mouth has it that Ellen will wind up with the only “A” in the class. (2)
6) When Sara spotted the Louis L'Amour paperback, she asked whose book it was. She couldn't believe it was John's; after all, nobody reads Westerns anymore. She had no idea he was so wierd. (4)

BONUS: The man was arrested for brandishing a 12-gauge shotgun outside his home. (1)

1 comment:

  1. 1-2) Good
    3) What does [-unique] mean? Getting rid of "rather" was a good move, but did you mean to keep "unique" or delete it too?
    4) U.S. flags
    5) Good
    6) weird
    +1 bonus

    17/18 -- Good job!
    (Explain #3 and it might be 18/18)

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