Exercise 4.7 page 99 in Stovall
- Martin Goldsmith, general manager of the local public radio station said the stations goal is to raise $100,000 this year in order to buy more expensive programs for their audience.
- Marilyn Wall, president of the Walls Tire co., a locally owned tire manufacturer said that this past year has been good for the company, so they have been able to hire more employees.
- Marsha Moss, director of the local symphony orchestra said that last night’s audience was one of the best yet, and the orchestra enjoys playing for good audiences.
- Jerry Butts, member of the city council said they faced a tough decision regarding police raises which would in turn raise the property tax.
You lost a lot of detail, including numbers, from these paraphrases. You can still deliver data in paraphrase. Also, make sure you use commas after your descriptions of people, as well as before: “Jerry Butts, member of the city council, said…” 3/5.