Language and Media

What is the shared purpose of the use of past participle and infinitive verb form in the headline?

• To catch the audiences’ attention

• To shorten the headline

• To make the newspaper formal

Which doesn’t use reporting verbs?

• Pierre Loxe claimed that thousands of Iraq's Republican Guard had been killed

• It should be made clear that any further Iraqi incursions into Kuwait would be met with massive retaliation.

• Responding to Iraq claims that the letter was written in language unsuitable for heads of state, Mr Bush said that it was 'not rude but direct'.

Identify the type of reporting verbs in this sentence.

"Pierre Loxe claimed that thousands of Iraq's Republican Guard had been killed"

• Neutral

• Strong

• Tentative

Ambiguous is used in the headline to stir audiences’ curiosity of the news?

• True

• False

Which headline uses alliteration?

• Do These People Look Real to You?

• How To Become Debt Free in 90 Days or Less 

• Hoffa wanted government to stop watching union

• A Double Dose of March Migration Madness, These Tourneys Are for the Birds

What kind of linguistic feature does exist in this newspaper title

“One of the world's most closed-off nations to start easing Covid-19 travel restrictions”

• Hyphenated word

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

What the average length of sentences in newspaper reports stands for?

• A. How much information related to the incident reported. 

• B. The concentration of information per sentence

• C. Both A&B

• D. The formal style of newspaper report

Which of the following statements is true about the common features of sentences in newspaper reports?

• A. The frequency usage of adverbial clauses

• B. The major usage of interrogative sentences

• C. The major use of compound-complex sentences

• D. Both B&C

What kind of linguistic feature does exist in this newspaper title

“Apple has the most growth fuel in hand” 

• Hyperbole, Hyphenated word

• Hyperbole, Metaphor

• Simile, Metaphor

• Metaphor, Hyphenated word

 Match this headline with the lead:

"Songbirds act as one when they sing together, new study suggests"

• Singers performing a duet, paired-up dancers never skipping a step: great performers are so coordinated, they become one.

• If animals could be nominated for Grammys, these eagles could win.

• We know it seems like most the music is about heartbreak, but that's just because they're performed so well.