Times staff writers Steve Bousquet, Mary Jane Park and Alex Leary and researcher John Martin contributed. Shannon Colavecchio-Van Sickler can be reached at svansickler@sptimes.com or (850) 224-7263.
And lately a much talked-about potential running mate for Republican presidential nominee John McCain.
John Mc Cain is the sole Republican presidential nominee now; so “John Mc Cain” is a restrictive appositive and needs a comma before it.
Florida's payroll sees some triple-dip
By Lucy Morgan, Times Senior Correspondent
Published Saturday, March 22, 2008 12:24 AM
The state has made it far too easy to "game the system,'' according to a national expert on state pension funds.
The comma after “system” cuts off a restrictive adverbial prepositional phrase. The statement is not from a group of actuarial experts; its from “a national expert….”
Offseason shopping: Bucs meet needs, so far
By Rick Stroud, Times Staff Writer
Published Saturday, March 22, 2008 9:40 PM
TAMPA — If the Bucs had to play a regular-season game today, what kind of team would they put on the field?
Pronoun-antecedent disagreement problem: “Bucs” is one team: singular; so “they” should be “it.”
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