MC 2010 Chapter : Chapter 4 And 5
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Semicolons: used to separate independent clauses in the same sentence and to separate items in a series that contains commas. Colons: used to introduce a list, separate two sentences when the second explains or clarifies the first. Apostrophe: form possessives, if a word ends in s or the plural of the noun is formed by adding s then it goes after the s. Lead paragraph: tells the reader the most important information in the story (who, what, when, and where) Direct quotation: uses the speaker"s exact words contained within quotation marks. Indirect quotation: contain one or a few or the words that a speaker has used but will also have words that the speaker did not use. *use past tense of verbs in news stories unless the action is continuing at the time of publication or unless it will happen in the future. Helps to sort out what should be included. Located on the front page of a site.
