Saturday, October 4, 2008

A.P. Style Exercise #4

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

2) Lt. Col. John Carpenter was a cadet at the U.S. Naval Academy and served in the 7th Fleet. (4)

3) Twenty-one winners were named 2 days after the third annual Procrastination awards ceremony. (3)

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

5) Hundreds of people attended Sunday’s race to watch 75 top bicyclists pedal across the finish line. (3)

6) Every winter, the Jones’ and the Kinneys pore over travel brochures, planning their summer trip together. This year they’re hoping to go to Panama City, Panama. (3)

1 comment:

camccune said...

1) between $2 million and $3 million (-1)
2) This one's tricky. The Navy doesn't have cadets or the rank of "Lt. Col." It should be Lt. Cmdr. and midshipman. (-2)
3) two days (and don't capitalize procrastination -- it doesn't appear to be the proper name of this event) (-1)
4) playoff, out of bounds (-2)
5) Good
6) Joneses (-1)

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