Writing News Sentence Sentence Solutions

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Writing News Sentence Sentence Solutions
Writing and Reporting
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Keep Sentences Short/Simple
1. The Art Department made the decorations for
the annual retirement dinner. The dinner will be
held May 15 at Smith High. It is held to honor
retirees from the county schools. The Art
Department is under the supervision of Mrs. Kria
Ative. 2. Mr. Carson Busses said 55 to 60 boys
are placed in correctional institutions in the
area each year. Only about eight to ten girls are
placed..
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3. Dr. Ben Dover, Rockwood Superintendent, will
open the program with a greeting. The grade
school choir and orchestra will present the first
selection. They are directed by Ms. Nita Tidy,
the supervisor of music for the city schools. 4.
Tickets for the all-school play, "The Music Man"
are on sale in the activities office. They report
tickets are sold out for Friday and Saturday.
Only a few remain for Wednesday and Thursday.
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5. Competition starts this afternoon for several
jazz bands at the Smith Music Festival in St.
Louis. The LHS band has prepared a series of new
numbers. It is shooting for its third consecutive
win.
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Use Familiar, Definite Words
1. Four plays will be performed this spring. 2.
Ms. Bea Hive has been annoyed by the loud noise
in the hall. 3. Seniors are waiting for class
rings to arrive. 4. The honor roll is posted
during the first week of the semester. 5. Open
House was held before progress reports were
mailed.
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• State Each Idea Briefly
• Junior college students are preparing The Silver
  Wedding for one-act play night.
• Mr. Ty Tannic thanked everyone for inviting him.
• 3. At the end of each lecture, there will be a
  45-minute discussion.
• 4. Writing and Reporting lacks male students.
• 5. The new school will have plenty of student
  parking.

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6. Suzie Que knows an education is important for
the future. 7. Parent-Teacher Nights give parents
a chance to check on their child's grades. 8. The
annual Jockstrap Sports Trophy is given to the
high school with the best overall record. 9.
Mandy Lifeboats won the 50 first prize. 10. They
discussed teenage dating.
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Use Nouns As Modifiers 1. Because of a typist's
error, Kristin Soldiers' name was left off the
last paper's page three list. 2. The city college
drama festival's highly-praised play will be
presented in Smith Auditorium. 3. Middle school
student body leaders will be invited to Lafayette
to attend a Student Council meeting, tour the
campus and have lunch with STUCO members.
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4. Lafayette's National Honor Society members
will attend a baseball game for their spring
activity. 5. To prepare students for summer
lifeguarding jobs, the Red Cross Aquatic School
will hold enrollment June 1-10 for water safety
classes at Lafayette Park.
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Use Verb Forms For Description 1. Sara Lee's fist
slammed the table to emphasize her words. 2.
Hamon Beens scribbled a message and dropped it
near him. 3. Al Go first agreed that it was a
high-scoring game. 4. Have you learned to
compose a business letter? 5. He promised to
stress fundamentals.
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