Exercises 2.7 and 2.9

2.7 Punctuation 2

1. Nobody knows the trouble I've seen; nobody knows but Jesus.
2. The responsible reporter, one who is scrupulously honest, will still encounter problems.
3. Abraham Lincoln died on April 15, 1865, after being shot while attending a play at Ford Theater.
4. My son was born on Nov. 15, 1980. It was a Saturday, so I didn't get to go to the football game.
5. Why don't you come over my place?
6. Writing for the mass media takes much skill, perseverance and hard work.
7. Wow! I couldn't think of a better place to eat, myself.
8. According to my professor, the world is absolutely, positively flat and you should never forget it.
9. Where are the carpenters? Where are the bricklayers? And most of all, where are the gardeners when we need them the most?
10. "I couldn't come to class today," Jan said, "because I had the flu."
11. Joe got a new computer, which set his parents back a good bit, and he's been dying to tell everybody about it.

2.9 Writing Problems

1. Gilligan was so charmed by the desert aisle, and he decided to marry the movie star.
2. The nice professor said we should always study for our exams.
3. The cantaloupe-throwing contest was cancelled due to adverse weather.
4. Rushing to the scene of the crime, the prosecuting attorney was horrified by the grizzly murder scene.
5. The criminal eluded police by hiding under a Toyota Corolla.
6. Feigning illness, the president refused to make the trip to Tulsa.
7. Morgan cancelled the funeral service after the dead man turned out to be alive.
8. The Smith car had less than 100 pumpkins piled in it.
9. Hurricane Bubba ravaged the Gulf Coast and caused $10 billion in damage.
10. The dancing troupe refused to by its tights at wholesale.
11. Whenever Mark Arnold came to town, the restaurant upped the price of rutabagas by woo percent.
12. The journalists' Cannon of Ethics prohibits taking gifts from sources.
13. Journalists should be guided by one principle: always be accurate.