Structure
· subject-verb agreement
single subject- single verb/ plural subject- plural verb
· active vs. passive voice
active- subject does the action/ passive- subject
receives the action
· parallel structure
repetition of a chosen grammatical form within a sentence
· dangling modifiers
groups of words that add description, but are found away
from the noun they are modifying-
can become confusing
· comma splice
Two independent clauses connected by a comma
Common
Usage Errors
·
It’s = it
is, its = possessive
·
lay, must
have object
·
lie needs no
object
·
affect
almost always a verb
·
effect
almost always a noun
·
there =
place
·
they’re =
they are
·
their =
possessive
Writing
for Broadcast Tips
· If you can take words or phrases
out without changing the fundamental meaning- THEN DO IT!
· examples:
- redundancies
-
circumlocutions “beating around the bush”
-
gratuitous intensifiers/ qualifiers
· Broadcast writing is writing for
the ear, however pictures always trump words. Keep it simple and
conversational.
· Broadcast writing is in the
present tense- says vs. said
· Attribution comes at the start
of the sentence
· Use a lead in sentence to alert viewers
or listeners that the story is beginning and prepare them for what is to
follow.
· Writing for copy:
- all capitals
- can underline, use elipses
- spaces between sentences
- one syllable words as much
as possible
- word play is tacky and
unoriginal
HOMEWORK:
Analyze how FOX news, NPR, and The New
York Times cover the same story (it is student's job to pick the story). Oral presentation next class.
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