Real problems in real stories
I finished a worksheet today based on corrections made in some recent stories during the editing process. Stay tuned for answers.
Please correct the following (just the ones that need correcting):
1. President Barak Obama
2. Federal Aviation Authority
3. This worksheet answers the question, What will we do about all these errors?
4. Oakland school district spokesman Troy Flynn
5. Transportation Safety Administration
6. Johannes Mehserle, who was 27 at the time of Oscar Grant’s shooting
7. Oh, s—, oh God, I shot him.
8. She moved towards the door.
9. The report will be finalized Thursday.
10. She was working on earning her GED.
11. Visit the Web site for more information.
12. The fire occurred at the corner of MacArthur Boulevard and Glen Park Road.
13. Police are looking for the suspect, who has not been identified.
14. New testimony could lesson the impact of previous testimony.
