Exercise 3.9, 3.10 & 3.14

3.9 Using the Stylebook 7

1. Estalene Smoots dropped her French class the first day of school.
2. Sadie Hoots won $3.2 million on "Wheel of Fortune."
3. Frustrated that their professor required them to eat fried rutabagas, the students walked out of class at 9 a.m. Tuesday morning.
4. The office manager hat 21 plants, 62 cats and two puppies.
5. President Aubrey Lucas is originally from Compton, Calif.
6. On Oct. 25, Ruth Ann Bobetski will turn 41.
7. Goober Hicks lives at 10 West Hardy St. He used to live in a run down shack at 2803 Williamsburg Road.
8. Abby gave birth to a 9-pound baby boy.
9. The president invited me to dinner at the White House, but I could not fit it into my schedule.
10. Sen. Davies said his earnings had increased 10 percent in the 1980s.
11. Barney the dinosaur will be executed on Tuesday, Nov. 2.
12. In front of the hub, 25 vagabons attacked me from behind. (only spell out numerals if you keep it first in the sentence)
13. Snarkle found a 10-inch bug crawling in her spaghetti. "Great! Now I won't need seconds," she exclaimed.
14. All the men in the ROTC chapter wore red, white and blue pantyhose to class in January 1991.
15. The Bay City baseball team lost its final game 2-1 and climbed dejectedly back onto its bus.

3.10 Using the Stylebook 8

1. What is the acceptable form of abbreviation for miles per hour? mph
2. What is the difference between civil and criminal cases? Civil = "one in which an individual, business or agency of government seeks damages or relief from another individual, business or agency of government" Criminal = "one that the state or the federal government brings against an individual charged with committing a crime"
3. Correct this sentence: The eye witness found himself in an eye-to-eye confrontation.
4. If GMT is used on second reference, what must accompany it? A clock reading
5. When do you capitalize grand jury? Never
6. Which is correct: Scene two, Scene 2, scene two or scene 2? Scene 2
7. Correct the spelling of "cuetips." Q-tips (or cotton swabs for the generic kind)
8. Which one of these refers to the building where government resides: capital, Capital or capitol? Capitol
9. What use of the term working class needs a hyphen? Adjective form
10. Which term is correct: Christian Science Church or Church of Christian Scientists? Christian Science Church

3.14 Using the Stylebook 12

The Bay City Bluebirds rallied from a 3-run deficit last night Wednesday to defeat the Carmel Cardinals 6-3 and win the Western Tri-State Division Championship.

The Bluebirds are now assured a place in the Tri-State playoffs, which begin next week. Their opponent will be determined Friday in a game between the Santa Ana Generals and the Redwood Knights.

The Cardinals led the Bluebirds for most of the game, and they had a 3-0 lead in the eighth inning.

In the Bluebird's half of the eighth, Tim Story, the first baseman, walked and stole second. Left fielder Biff Carbosi was walked intentionally, and both runners moved up a base on a wild pitch by Cardinal starter Ronnie Miller. Miller was then relieved by Chuck Nelson.

Bluebird second baseman Carbo Garbey lined Nelson's first pitch into deep center field, scoring both base runners. Two pitches later, Garbey stole home to tie the game.

Nelson got the next two hitters out, but then Carey Clark, the Bluebird catcher, homered to put the Bluebirds ahead. The Bluebirds added two more runs in the ninth to insure ensure their victory.