SENTENCES: Answer TRUE if correct (AP style, grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc.), FALSE if incorrect. “There’s something sexy about Kate Winslet’s spitting scene in ‘Titanic,’” he said.

AP STYLE, ETC: If the item is correct, answer TRUE; incorrect, answer FALSE (Note: some items are complete sentences; others are not. The non-sentence items are not at the beginning or end of a sentence.) the Gainesville Sun

AP STYLE, ETC: If the item is correct, answer TRUE; incorrect, answer FALSE (Note: some items are complete sentences; others are not. The non-sentence items are not at the beginning or end of a sentence.) eight miles to the accident  

AP STYLE, ETC: If the item is correct, answer TRUE; incorrect, answer FALSE (Note: some items are complete sentences; others are not. The non-sentence items are not at the beginning or end of a sentence.) Thirty-six was the age on her application.

AP STYLE, ETC: If the item is correct, answer TRUE; incorrect, answer FALSE (Note: some items are complete sentences; others are not. The non-sentence items are not at the beginning or end of a sentence.) $50,000

Given a choice, readers generally prefer stories: real narrative dramas starring real people.

Punctuation, especially the exclamation point, can be used to make writing stronger.

AP STYLE, ETC: If the item is correct, answer TRUE; incorrect, answer FALSE (Note: some items are complete sentences; others are not. The non-sentence items are not at the beginning or end of a sentence.) 5700 feet 

AP STYLE, ETC: If the item is correct, answer TRUE; incorrect, answer FALSE (Note: some items are complete sentences; others are not. The non-sentence items are not at the beginning or end of a sentence.) Mrs. Elizabeth Evans, club president,

The “nut graf” in a story: