Saturday, September 27, 2008

AP Style Exercise (I-L)

Please identify and correct the AP and other style errors in the following sentences.

1) There’s been no letup all day. After class, I plan to soak in my Jacuzzi and then lie down for a short nap. (3)
2) They called Sen. Fred Fried a left-winger because he voted against the Patriot Act. (3)
3) As they unfurled its white sails, the sailboat caught the breeze and began to slice steadily through the waves. Their dream cruise of the Pacific islands had begun. (2)
4) After two days of hard rain and rising waters, the river flooded its banks, leaving the road partly impassable. (2)