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AP Rules
100
a. "I have no intention of staying." He said. b. "I have no intention of staying," He said. c. "I have no intention of staying" he said. d. "I have no intention of staying," he said.
What is D.
100
Correct this: I had 4 sandwiches.
What is I had four sandwiches.
100
Correct this: 1st Street
What is First Street
100
Do you create a flier or a flyer?
What is flier
100
If an AP employee attends her daughter's collegiate basketball game, is she allowed to fill in as the official scorer?
What is No
200
Correct this: She had only one habit: Eating.
What is Eating needs to be lowercase.
200
Correct this: A six year old boy
What is a 6-year-old boy
200
Correct this: SAN DIEGO, Cal.
What is SAN DIEGO
200
"Toward" versus "Towards"
What is "toward"
200
Does the AP allow the use of pseudonyms?
What is No.
300
What is the correct way to write this time in digits? Two o'clock in the afternoon
What is 2 p.m.
300
Correct this: $5 million dollar lawsuit
What is $5M lawsuit.
300
Correct this: Cleveland, OH
What is Cleveland, Ohio
300
Do you research the "effects" or the "affects"?
What is the "effects"
300
Can voice reports by AP correspondents be edited to remove pauses or stumbles?
What is Yes.
400
Correct this: The group is Allie, Colleen, and Vanessa.
What is the last comma does not belong.
400
Correct this: He is my number one choice.
What is He is my No. 1 choice.
400
Correct this: 327 North Russell Drive
What is 427 N. Russell Drive
400
The four women are ________ of Purdue. a. alumnus b. alumna c. alumni d. alumnae
What is alumnae
400
Are images allowed to be Photoshopped such as cropping, conversion to grayscale and color adjustments?
What is Yes.
500
Correct this: The two deer's tracks.
What is It is actually correct.
500
Correct this: It is six degrees outside.
What is It is 6 degrees outside.
500
Correct this: 21 north 1st Rd., Nashville, TN
What is 21 N. 1st Road, Nashville, Tenn.
500
"The team, that won the the championship last year, begins their 2012 season next month." "The team, which won the championship last year, begins their 2012 season next month."
What is "which".
500
When publishing a photo that could be deemed offensive, what must accompany it?
What is an editor's note flagging it.
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