ABBREVIATIONS
Only use courtesy titles (Mr., Ms., Mrs.) on...
second reference
Do we capitalize ethnicities in a story?
Yes; (e.g. American, Indian)
What is wrong with this sentence?
He wrote the story; she typed it.
Nothing; separate independent clauses not connected by a conjunction
Do we say "Yesterday" when we are using AP Style?
No; Do not use the word yesterday. Instead, use the day of the week.
Correct this: The two deer's tracks
It is already correct
What is wrong with this sentence 3514 Locust Avenue?
Avenue should be abbreviated
How do you spell out MCHS?
Mill Creek High School
Which of these sentences is most correct based on CURRENT AP style rules?
a.) We sold 10 percent fewer senior ads this year than we did last year.
b.) We sold ten percent fewer senior ads this year than we did last year.
c.) We sold 10 % fewer senior ads this year than we did last year.
d.) We sold ten % fewer senior ads this year than we did last year.
C
When do you use figures?
For dates (day of the month) and years
Correct this: $5 million dollar lawsuit
$5M lawsuit
Give the abbreviations of these words:
Doctor, Governor, Representative, and Senator
Dr., Gov., Rep., and Sen.
Do athletic teams get capitalized?
Yes (e.g. Bearcats, Hawks, Huskies)
What is wrong with this sentence?
"We walked to the store on Mon. because our car had broken down"
We DO NOT simplify days of the week to an acronym. Spell the whole word out
Fix this sentence:
On May 3rd, we drove to Starbucks and had a meeting with our boss.
Do not use st, nd, rd, or th with dates, and use Arabic figures (not Roman.)
On May III, we drove to Starbucks and had a meeting with our boss.
The four women are ________ of UGA.
a. alumnus b. alumna c. alumni d. alumnae
alumnae
Do we use FBI, CIA or Federal Bureau of Investigation, Central Intelligence Agency
FBI & CIA
What is wrong with this sentence?
algebra, journalism, and language arts are a part of my class schedule
We DO NOT use the oxford comma
What is the correct way to write this time in digits? Two o'clock in the afternoon
2 p.m.
Out of the twelve months, which do we use abbreviations for?
(Hint: there's 7)
Jan., Feb., Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov. and Dec.
Are images allowed to be Photoshopped such as cropping, conversion to grayscale and color adjustments?
Yes
Correct this: She had only one habit: Eating.
Eating needs to be lowercase
A.M. & P.M. or a.m. & p.m.?
a.m. & p.m.
Correct this: The group is Allie, Colleen, and Vanessa.
The last comma does not belong
Is this correct:
Classes begin Aug. 25. The University of Georgia was founded January 27, 1785.
Yes; Commas are not necessary if only a year and month are given, but commas should be used to set off a year if the date, month and year are given.
Correct this: 21 north 1st Rd., Nashville, TN
21 N. 1st Road, Nashville, Tenn.