AP Exercises S-Z

1) When he heard the building plans 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 rather unique for it's 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 U.S. 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 weird. (4)

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

AP Exercises M-R

1) He hopes to make one billion dollars by the time he's 40. He already figures his net worth is between $2 million and $3 million, depending on current stock prices. (3)

2) Ever since she joined the U.S. Navy on June 15, 2005, she has been a vocal proponent of naval practices and policies. (3)

3) It was a one-sided game, and he was a poor loser. After losing the playoff when his ball went out of bounds, he made an off-color remark that could be heard in the stands. (4)

4) Hundreds of people attended Sunday's race to watch 75 top bicyclists pedal across the finish line. (4)

5) Every summer the Joneses and the Kinneys pore over travel brochures, planning their winter trip together. This year they're hoping to vacation in Panama City, Panama. (4)

6) The 5-year-old girl was born in Canton, Ohio, but now she lives in Fremont, Calif. (3)

AP Exercises I-L

1) The last time she played soccer she suffered a serious injury to her knee. Sometimes it's hard to understand why she wants to keep playing. (2)

2) He was indicted for an assault charge, but his lawyer said the case against him is circumstantial and she is sure the inquiry will exonerate him. (2)

3) He knows it isn’t Kosher, but green Jell-O is his favorite dessert. This admission has prompted his friends to question both his taste and his judgment. (3)

4) Now that he has DSL, he finds it much easier to go online to check his e-mail and download files. (3)

5) He stood at the lecturn, addressing his longtime colleagues at the Knights of Columbus. (3)

AP Exercises E-H

1) To ensure the accuracy of the news story, Susan Jones checked with her source. For Jones, this is an everyday practice, not the exception. (4)

2) As the two boys argued over who should get the last piece of pizza, both seemed equally as hungry. Clearly they had forgotten their earlier decision to forgo having seconds. (2)

3) He suspected his neighbor was selling drugs, so he called the FBI. His neighbor, however, cried foul at the accusation. (2)

4) She grew up on the Great Plains near Alliance, Neb., where the winters are long and harsh and the living is hand-to-mouth. (3)

5) Her car was sideswiped by a hit-and-run driver on Route 1A this morning; she wasn't really injured, but the impact sent the contents of her purse helter-skelter. (4)

AP Style Exercise A-D

1. Mayor Richard Wrigley expressed confidence that the gubernatorial debate, which begins at 7:30 p.m. this evening, will have a positive effect on his candidacy. He added, “Gov. Red Davidson is a master of dirty politics, but I won’t take any of his bologna.”
2. For her birthday, the 9-year-old girl invited five good friends over for cake and ice cream. The chocolate cake was so tasty that any one of the children could have eaten it all, but they carefully divided it between themselves.
3. The new head of the Journalism Department, Dr. Deborah Dunwoody, Ph.D., recently bought a house at 6 Riverside Dr. in San Mateo, a city in the San Francisco Bay Area.
   
4. ROME, Italy – All around the world, Roman Catholics listened as the pope delivered his homily.

Top News 2

Kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard recently shared entries from her personal diary with the press. In order to obtain a protective order against her captors, Dugard quoted passages of the diary she had kept throughout her 18 years in captivity. Dugard was allegedly kidnapped 18 years ago when she was just 11 years old by Phillip and Nancy Garrido. Her diary pages reveal mixed emotions about her captors, showing tenderness and affection toward them at times, yet always expressing the need to be free. Dugard secretly longed for her liberation from the Garrido's encampment, but claimed she did not want to hurt "Phil and Nancy."

This story, found on ABC7news.com, allows the public more insight into the fragile mind of Dugard during her 18-year-long ordeal. Ever since her return to her family in 2009, Dugard has sparsely interacted with the media, leaving the public to make various speculations and assumptions. With the appearance of Dugard's diary, the public's questions may finally be answered.

This story is made newsworthy by many news values including proximity, timeliness, prominence (due to Dugard's story), bizarreness and currency. Dugard's story captured many American's attention and empathy, yet left them with many questions. These questions and more are being answered by these diary entries that Dugard has chosen to show.

Leads Exercise 4

a. Forty passengers were evacuated from a Northwest Airlines jet yesterday after an airport employee noticed smoke near the plane's wheels. The plane was just returning to Wisconsin from Minneapolis when the incident occurred.

b. A young boy was reunited with his family on Thursday night after being missing for nearly three years. The 7-year-old was spotted by a neighbor after his photo was broadcast on TV the night before. The boy's mother will be facing multiple charges for keeping the boy away from his family.