Punctuation
Correct the error.
"I love football." said Jimmy Rodriguez, 12.
"I love football," said Jimmy Rodriguez, 12.
You capitalize someone's title (President, Vice President, etc.) when it comes _____ their name in a sentence.
Before their name
In most cases, you spell out these numbers.
zero through nine
This kind of punctuation mark is not used for lists of items in AP style.
the oxford comma
Correct the error.
My favorite classes are math and spanish.
My favorite classes are math and Spanish.
2 words to look for when in passive voice.
What are "was" and "by"?
President Donald Trump sat down with Jerry Springer to see if he was the father on January 5, 2025, at 2:03 a.m.
President Donald Trump sat down with Jerry Springer to see if he was the father on Jan. 5 at 2:03 a.m.
Correct the error.
Aguilar threw the carpet bomb at 9:23 AM.
The AM at the end should be a.m.
After introducing a person in a news story, you use this part of their name for the rest of the story.
The last name
List three examples of instances you would use digit numbers, not spelled out numbers.
age
temperature
percentage
weight
money
The proper way to format September 11, 2020 is this.
Sept. 11, 2020
Correct the error.
The student council Officers will meet next Wednesday.
The student council officers will meet next Wednesday.
Is this passive or active?
The carolers were swept away by the whirlwind.
Passive.
Governor Roy Cooper, forty-five, was arrested by police for his views on pancakes.
The police arrested Gov. Roy Cooper for his views on pancakes.
Correct the error.
29 percent
29%
What is wrong with this sentence?
Mrs. Bailey Aguilar threw the carpet bomb through the window.
There should be no courtesy title of "Mrs"
Which is correct?
I love 1980s music.
I love 1980's music.
I love 1980s music.
The months that are never abbreviated mostly coincide with these seasons.
spring and summer
(March, April, May, June, July)
Correct the error.
This week, president Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100.
This week, President Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100.
Is this passive or active?
Bailey Aguilar was arrested by the police for punching the mayor.
Passive.
John Lacey, forty-five, and Barry Bacey, twelve, sat down for coffee yesterday.
John Lacey, 45, and Barry Bacey, 12, sat down for coffee on Tuesday.
Correct the error.
My favorite movie is Snow White because of the ending.
My favorite movie is "Snow White" because of the ending.
The titles of movies, books, plays etc. should be put into _______________
Quotations marks
You use a mix of numbers and figures when you reach this high number.
million, billion, trillion etc.
Correct the error.
The next meeting will take place on June 3.
The next meeting will take place June 3.
Correct the error.
Rogers High School named Lisa Williams at the Principal three years ago.
Rogers High School named Lisa Williams at the principal three years ago.
Make this active:
The songs that cheered the students' hearts were sung by Danny DeVito.
Danny DeVito sang the songs that cheered the students' hearts.
Terrion Arnold and his children watched Snow White 4 times on November 16, 2023.
Terrion Arnold and his children watched "Snow White" four times on Nov. 16, 2023.
What does the ellipses... indicate in the example below?
"A long long time ago...the dinosaurs roamed the earth."
An omission from the quote
What is wrong with this sentence?
Joe Biden was the President for the last four years.
president should not be capitalized
To start a sentence, you must only used _______ numbers.
Spelled out numbers
Correct the error.
My birthday is in Sept., but yours is in December.
My birthday is in September, but yours is in December.
Correct the error.
Sometimes the Science classes get let out before the German classes.
Sometimes the science classes get let out before the German classes.
Rewrite this sentence:
The abandoned building was blown up by the carpet bomb made by Bailey Aguilar
The carpet bomb blew up the abandoned building.
There were 6 speakers at Rooted in The Mountains on Friday, October 14th, 2025, who spoke during the symposium.
There were six speakers at "Rooted In The Mountains" on Friday, Oct. 14.