Chapter 04 True/False Self-Quiz

. Skilled reporters can transform even routine events into front-page stories.

. The subject of a sentence can be a noun or pronoun but never a gerund or infinitive.

. Transitive verbs are always followed by a direct object.

. A clause is a group of words containing a subject and verb and used as part of a sentence.

. Sentences that use the subject-verb-object order are passive voice sentences.

. Either "who" or "whom" may appear as the first word in a question.

. Journalists should use personification to make their writing more interesting.

. Correct spelling is as important for writers in broadcast journalism as it is for those in print journalism.

. Newswriters avoid adverbs and adjectives.

. Longer verbs are usually stronger than shorter verbs.

. Journalists should use clichés to amuse or interest the reader.

. Some words that started out as slang have won acceptance as standard English.

. Journalists should use "yesterday" and "today," instead of the day of the week, in print stories to refer to a specific day.

. Except in extraordinary circumstances, journalists should remain neutral observers. They should not mention themselves in stories.

. Journalists avoid using exclamation points, dashes and parentheses.

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