44 Part 1 IWritingaParagraph
Herearesomerulesfortheiruse.
1.Reportingverbscanappearbefore,inthemiddleof,orafterbon'owed
information.Thereportingphraseaccordingtousuallyappearsbeforeor
afterbutnotinthemiddle.Oneyoungbicyclistsays,"Towininworld-classcompetition,youhaveto
takedrugs"(Jones).
"Towininworld-classcompetition,"saysoneyoungbicyclist,"youhaveto
takedrugs"(Jones)."Towininworld-classcompetition,youhavetotakedrugs,"saysoneyoung
bicyclist(Jones).Accordingtooneyoungbicyclist,athleteshavetotakedrugstowin(Jones).
Athleteshavetotakedrugstowin,accordingtooneyoungbicyclist(Jones).2.Reportingverbscanbeusedeitherwithorwithoutthesubordinatoras.AsonewritersayswhendiscussingthecaseofanOlympicmedallistwho
unknowinglytooka banneddrug,"Thehumanbody,ofcourse,doesn't
distinguishintentionalusefrominadvertentexposure.Neitherdoesthe
IOC[InternationalOlympicCommittee]"(Kidder,par.5).
OnewritersayswhendiscussingthecaseofanOlympicmedallistwho
unknowinglytooka banneddrug,"Thehumanbody,ofcourse,doesn't
distinguishintentionalusefrominadvertentexposure.Neitherdoesthe
IOC[InternationalOlympicCommittee]"(Kidder,par.5).- Reportingverbscanbeinanytense.However,beawarethata pasttense
reportingverbmaycausechangesinverbs,pronouns,andtimeexpressions
inanindirectquotation.(SeeSequenceofTensesRulesonpage48.)
Somecriticsclaim/haveclaimedthattheInternationalOlympicCommittee
hasbeenlaxonenforcementofdrugbans("2000Olympics,"par.6).
SomecriticsclaimedthattheInternationalOlympicCommitteehadbeenlax
onenforcementofdrugbans("2000Olympics,"par.6).4.Includingthesourceofthebon'owedinformationwiththereporting
expressiongivesauthoritytoyourwritingbecauseit letsyourreaderknow
immediatelythatyourinformationis froma crediblesource.TheinstituteofGlobalEthicswarns,"TheOlympicscouldwellbecome
justanothermoney-drenchedmediapromotioninwhichcontestantswillbe
motivatedlessbyathleticglorythanbylucrativefuturecontracts"(Kidder,
par.7).