V Reading Skill 豪 Newspaper lead Finding out what happened The lead refers to the first (and occasionally the second)paragraph of a news story in the Bangkok Post, the lead is usually one information-packed sentence which expands on the story' s main point as introduced in the headline. as we mentioned earlier. news stories are basically variations of " something happened". The lead will usually tell you what the "something happened"is. That information is generally found in the subject and the main verb of the lead sentence, so a little knowledge of the grammar of the lead can be very useful. The grammar of the lead We will focus on single-sentence leads because they are by far the most common. The ma jority of the leads in the Bangkok Post are simple subject-verb-object sentences with the subject and the main verb appearing together at or near the beginning of the sentence. The problem for the reader usually begins when the sub ject and the main verb are either delayed or separated from each other. Notice how the following lead becomes more complicated as the writer adds information Thousands of Thai students are learning to read the bangkok Thousands of Thai students, most of whom attend some of the country's best-known schools, are learning to read the Bangkok Post. In an innovative programme sponsored by the Post Publishing Public Company Limited, thousands of Thai students, most of whom attend some of the country's best-known schools, are learning to read the Bangkok Post.Ⅵ Reading Skill Newspaper Lead ◆ Finding out what happened The lead refers to the first (and occasionally the second) paragraph of a news story. In the Bangkok Post, the lead is usually one information-packed sentence which expands on the story’s main point as introduced in the headline. As we mentioned earlier, news stories are basically variations of “something happened”. The lead will usually tell you what the “something happened” is. That information is generally found in the subject and the main verb of the lead sentence, so a little knowledge of the grammar of the lead can be very useful. ◆ The grammar of the lead We will focus on single-sentence leads because they are by far the most common. The majority of the leads in the Bangkok Post are simple subject-verb-object sentences with the subject and the main verb appearing together at or near the beginning of the sentence. The problem for the reader usually begins when the subject and the main verb are either delayed or separated from each other. Notice how the following lead becomes more complicated as the writer adds information: Thousands of Thai students are learning to read the Bangkok Post. Thousands of Thai students, most of whom attend some of the country’s best-known schools, are learning to read the Bangkok Post. In an innovative programme sponsored by the Post Publishing Public Company Limited, thousands of Thai students, most of whom attend some of the country’s best-known schools, are learning to read the Bangkok Post