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Assignment Questions - 14130_435
Assignment Questions - 14130_437

Journalist 3 & 2 - Introduction to Journalism and other reporting practices
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5–10. Which of the following sentences is  improperly  punctuated? 1. The  envelope  was  addressed to Brown, Wilson & Co. 2. Among  the  group  the  question arose; Where is the building? 3. The departure time of 5:30 was too late for us. 4. The revolt occurred during the reign of Henry VIII. 5–11. Which of the following sentences contains  an  incorrect  use  of  the apostrophe? 1. Isn’t this the right room? 2. These  are  the  boys’  showers. 3. During the early ’30s the country  experienced  a depression. 4. He returned the car to it’s owner. 5–12. When a nickname is set apart from the  name,   what punctuation is used? 1. Quotation  marks 2. Hyphens 3. Commas 4. Parentheses IN  ANSWERING  QUESTIONS  5-13  THROUGH  5-15, SELECT  FROM  COLUMN  B  THE  PUNCTUATION  MARK THAT SERVES THE PURPOSE IN COLUMN A. NOT ALL RESPONSES IN COLUMN B ARE USED. A.   PURPOSES B.   PUNCTUATION 5–13 . To  set  off  letters  1.  -- or figures in a series 2. () 5-14. To  separate 3.   – figures,  compound words and abbre– 4.  “  “ viations  and figures 5–15 . To  identify  slang expressions  and  titles of  books,  plays,  TV programs  and  poems IN  ANSWERING  QUESTIONS  5–16  AND  5–17, SELECT  THE  SENTENCE  THAT  CONTAINS  AN ERROR  IN  CAPITALIZATION. 5–16. 1. The coastal area was devastated by Hurricane Cindy. 2. “The devil made me do it!” 3. The Fourth of July is on Tuesday  this  year. 4. Famine is prevalent in the far east. 5–17. 1. The purple Heart is among the medals he wears. 2. Texas is the Lone Star State. 3. They are employed by the government. 4. The Cub Scouts are going to Disney World. 5–18. You are writing a story that will contain  the  term  “Underwater Demolition  Team”  several  times. The term is uncommon to the general public  and  you  plan  to  abbreviate it. How should you show the abbreviation  when  you  introduce  the term? 1. Underwater  (U)  Demolition  (D) Team  (T) 2. UDT  (Underrater  Demolition Team) 3. Underwater Demolition Team (UDT) 4. Either 2 or 3 above IN  ANSWERING  QUESTIONS  5-19  THROUGH 5-22, SELECT THE PHRASE OR SENTENCE THAT CONTAINS THE INCORRECT USE OF ABBREVIATIONS  IN  NEWSWRITING. 5–19. 1. 10:00  o’clock  CST 2. The  Washington  Redskins  vs. Dallas  Cowboys 3. Jones & Son 4. 1621 Grover Rd. 5–20. 1. Zion  National  Park,  Utah 2. Yellowstone  National  Park,  Ida. 3. We  visited  the  United  Nations Building. 4. Clark Field is near Manila, Luzon,  R.P. 28







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