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When using direct quotes it is most important to:

Which of the following was not said by Tom French in the interview that follows his story?

A good reporter: 

A reporter trying to get people to tell the truth:

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.) Her hair is red, white, and blue.

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.

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