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Sentence Structure in Leads

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  4. A) Make sentences in bold type less definite and express one's uncertainty of the following.
  5. A) Match the beginnings and endings of the sentences to make a summary of what Carl says.
  6. A. Read the semi-formal sentences below and match them to the informal ones in the table, as in the example.
  7. According to the author, are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

(1) Man dies on railroad tracks.

REVISED: A 19-year-old Detroit man was killed early Tuesday when he was hit by a train while lying on some railroad tracks just south of Nova Road.

 

(2) The federal government issued a report about welfare recipients today. The report stated that the number of welfare recipients in the United States has risen to 14.4 million, a record high.

REVISED: The federal government reported today that the number of welfare recip­ients in the United States has risen to 14.4 million, a record high.

 

(3) While on a routine patrol, a police officer discovered that burglars had pried to open the back door of a liquor store on Pennsylvania Avenue and stolen more than 100 cases of whiskey Thursday night.

REVISED: Burglars pried open the back door of a liquor store on Pennsylvania Avenue and stole more than 100 cases of whiskey Thursday night.

Be Concise

 

A county education official Wednesday said she favors spanking elementary school chil­dren but admitted the practice should not be used on high school students.

REVISED: A county educator Wednesday said she favors spanking elementary school children, but not high school students.

Be Specific

A secretary whose child was born handicapped is suing a medical laboratory for what she says was negligence.

REVISED: A secretary whose child was born blind and deaf is suing a medical laboratory which failed to detect her exposure to measles. Because of the negative test results, she decided to continue her pregnancy.

Use Strong, Active Verbs

One person was killed and four others were injured Sunday morning when their car, which was traveling west on Interstate 80, hit a cement bridge pillar and was engulfed in flames.

REVISED: A car traveling west on Interstate 80 swerved across two eastbound lanes, slammed into a cement bridge pillar and burst into flames, killing one person and injuring four others Sunday morning.

Emphasize the Magnitude of the Story

(1) PENSACOLA (AP) – A National Airlines Boeing 727 carrying 60 people plowed into Pensacola Bay on a landing approach late Monday night, killing at least one.

 

(2) A power failure plunged New York City and Westchester County into darkness last night, disrupting the lives of nearly nine million people.

Stress the Unusual

A local restaurant was robbed of $62 early Tuesday morning.

REVISED – An elderly woman who was armed with a knife and said she needed the money to buy Christmas toys for her grandchildren robbed a local restaurant of $62 Tuesday morning.

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