Wednesday, August 5, 2009

GOOD CHALLENGES

PICKY! PICKY!

The construction of both entries below is weak. Determine what is incorrect and could be improved.
Read the second entry closely. Does it even make sense? Explain.


"Renaud said staff at America's Most Wanted have told her they will try and have his case featured on the broadcast version of the show."
Chris Thompson, "Missing man featured on America's Most Wanted", The Windsor Star, Wednesday, August 5, 2009.

"Police believe he may have been depressed when he went missing but not to the event of being suicidal."
Chris Thompson, "Missing man featured on America's Most Wanted", The Windsor Star, Wednesday, August 5, 2009.


TODAY'S WORD

The word for today is "evocation".
What part of speech is "evocation"?
Define "evocation" and use it in a sentence.


ANNOUNCEMENT - SHORT WEEK

There will be no posting tomorrow.
The next posting will occur on Friday, August 7, 2009
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