Dialogue
Fix this: “I really want some chocolate right now.” she whined.
A: “I really want some chocolate right now,” she whined.
B: “I really want some chocolate right now.” She whined.
C: “I really want some chocolate right now,” She whined.
D: “I really want some chocolate right now, she whined.
A: “I really want some chocolate right now,” she whined.
What is the first thing a journalist should know when walking into an interview?
What their goal is for the interview.
If a writer uses a word or phrase in a special way, such as ironically, he can put it in...
A: Round brackets
B: Square brackets
C: Quotations
C: Quotations
Which sentence is in active voice?
A. The check was paid.
B. All the milk was drunk by me.
C. The cat ate the food.
D. Birdwatching is liked by Joe.
C. The cat ate the food. (Subject + Verb + Object)
Fix...
“Why is jeopardy spelled like that?” Bob muttered. “Don’t ask me,” she replied with a sigh.
Separate with a paragraph
Why should a journalist research the subject before they start an interview?
So they can make questions that directly relate to the topic they are trying to find out about.
Which CANNOT replace the brackets in this sentence?
"May Day (also Labour Day or Workers' Day) is celebrated on May 1."
A: Commas
B: Dashes
C: Colons
C: Colons
John has to write a report for his biology class, but isn’t sure on what voice (active or passive) to use. What should he do (and why)?
Use passive voice, because it is an objective/scientific piece of writing.
Fix...
“No, I don’t really like horror movies,” He confessed. “They scare me.”
**(Hint, only one error)
Remove the capitalization on "he"
When letting the interviewee discuss a topic, the journalist interjects and starts talking about their opinion on the subject. What is the journalist doing wrong and why is it wrong?
Making themselves a subject. It could make the interviewee apprehensive to share their true feelings on a subject if they can tell the interviewer has their own agenda.
Choose the most correct sentence...
A: “How,” I asked, “Can you always be so forgetful?”
B: “How,” I asked, “Can you always be so forgetful”?
C: “How,” I asked, “can you always be so forgetful?”
D: “How,” I asked, “can you always be so forgetful”?
C: “How,” I asked, “can you always be so forgetful?”
Identify the object in the following statement: “Jane got Sally a gift.”
“Sally” (indirect object). Sally is receiving the action.
Fix...
“So, basically,” he sputtered, “The rules of quotations are left up to the whims of the universe?”
Remove the capitalization on "the"
Why are controversy related questions saved for the end of an interview?
It could cause the subject to become more defensive and not want to continue.
One of these commas should be replaced with a colon. What word is before the comma that should be replaced?
Over the weekend, Devon read three of Poe's stories, "Ligeia," "The Masque of Red Death," and "The Black Cat."
A: Weekend
B: Ligeia
C: And
D: Stories
D: Stories
Rearrange this sentence from active voice to passive voice: “The dog chases the ball.”
The ball is being chased by the dog. (Object + Verb + Subject)
Fix...
And then, she told me that my hair looked like “A flock of seagulls had flown through it”! Can you believe her?
**(Hint, 2 errors)
Remove the capitalization on "A"
AND
Move the exclamation mark inside the quotations
What should you do at the end of an interview?
Let the interviewee make any last comments and thank them for their time.
What type of sentence can end in either a period or an exclamation point?
Imperative Sentence
Is this a grammatically correct statement? Why or why not: “She and me went to the movies.”
No. Pronouns should be either both subjects or objects when dealing with two pronouns at once. The correct statement is “She and I went to the movies.”