Question

Analyze this lead sentence. In Paris on Friday, journalist Stewart Manning was ordered to pay an unspecified amount in damages for an article he wrote on Alain Badiou.
1. journalist Stewart Manning
Who?
2. ordered to pay an unspecified amount in damages
Where?
3. for an article he wrote on Alain Badiou
Why?
4. Friday
What?
5. Paris
When?

Answer 1

Below you will find the analysis of the sentence given:  

Who?  Option 1) “journalist Stewart Manning “. The sentence mentions here who is the person that has to pay for damages

Where?  Option 5) “Paris”.The sentence provides the place where the action took place

Why? Option 3) “for an article he wrote on Alan Badiou”. The sentence gives an explanation for the main action

What?  Option 2) “ordered to pay an unspecified amount in damages”. The sentence describes the action that took place in Paris

When?  Option 4) “Friday”. The sentence provides the time frame of the main action.

Answer 2

Answer:

Who?

1. journalist Stewart Manning

What?

2. ordered to pay an unspecified amount in damages

Why?

3. for an article he wrote on Alain Badiou

When?

4. Friday

Where?

5. Paris

Explanation:

Who, what, why, when and where are questions often refer to as the Five Ws, whose answers are considered basic in information gathering when writing or doing research.

They are applied to collect data about a narrative or subject. Furthermore, many writers only consider a story to be complete if all five of the Ws have been answered. In this example, they are all answered in the same sentence.  Stewart Manning is who the story is about. What happens to him is that he´s ordered to pay an unspecified amount in damages. The reason is that he wrote an article on Alain Badiou. Friday in Paris refers to the when and where.