Words Is Words


Virtual Journalist

  1. Which sentence is correct?

    President Bush would have liked to have obtained U.N. support.

    President Bush would have liked to obtain U.N. support.


  2. Which sentence is correct?

    If the reporter had obtained permission, he might have been able to miss deadline.

    If the reporter had obtained permission, he may have been able to miss deadline


  3. Chris is one of the few ACES officers who have lived overseas.

    Chris is one of the few ACES officers who has lived overseas.

    It depends on what you're trying to say.


  4. It is ____________ who won the Pulitzer for spot news coverage.

    she

    her


  5. That sentence is correct?

    A press that breaks down all the time isn't much help, the editor pointed out.

    A press which breaks down all the time isn't much help, the editor pointed out.


  6. Dangle us this:

    Having only days before he changed jobs, they gave him his bonus early.

    Having only days before he changed jobs, he got his bonus early.


  7. Commas: Which sentence is correct?

    Sen. Hubert Humphrey, the "Happy Warrior" of American politics, was LBJ's vice president.

    Sen. Hubert Humphrey, the "Happy Warrior" of U.S. politics was LBJ's vice president.


  8. How bad(ly) do you feel?

    I felt badly about missing that basic error.

    I felt bad about missing that basic error.


  9. Me, myself and I.

    The editor and myself will take on the job of downsizing the newsroom.

    The editor and I will take on the job of downsizing the newsroom.


  10. Talk about...

    On that subject, the photographer was reticent.

    On that subject the photographer was reticent to speak.


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