Numbers
Titles
Capitalization
Abbreviations
Addresses
100
Delaware County Community College has 6 satellite campuses.
Incorrect. It should read... six satellite campuses because, in most cases, numbers under 10 are spelled out. Exceptions are ages, measurements and addresses. 
100
Parents say assistant basketball coach John Peters behaved inappropriately.
Correct. Descriptions of generic occupations, even before the name, are rarely capitalized.
100
Five lions at the San Diego zoo escaped their cages and terrorized hundreds of visitors saturday.
Incorrect. Always capitalize proper nouns and days of the week.
100
The robbery suspect worked at Inkjet, Inc.
Correct. Abbreviate company, corporation, incorporated and limited after the name of the company.
100
The convicted felon resided at 433 Bluebell Lane.
Correct. Use numerals for house numbers and never abbreviate Court, Lane or Road when used in an address.
200
Experts say the unemployment rate is 7.9 %.
Incorrect. It should read...7.9 percent. Percent is always spelled out unless it is in a headline.
200
President Donald Trump fired Acting Attorney General Sally Yates soon after taking office. 
Incorrect. Do not capitalize qualifying words like "former" or "acting" before capitalized titles. 
200
President Trump told the media he will never cancel his twitter account.
Incorrect: Always capitalize proper nouns, such as trademarks. 
200
According to fire fighters, the blaze was set at 6 AM.
Incorrect. Always lowercase a.m. and p.m. and use periods.
200
The kidnapped child was taken from her home at 467 Wiltshire Boulevard.
Incorrect. When accompanied by a house number, abbreviate Street, Avenue and Boulevard.
300
The suspect is 6 feet 2 inches tall.
Correct. Dimensions are always numerals. Feet and inches are always spelled out.
300
After DCCC President Jerry Parker retires, the Provost, Ginny Carter, will take his place.
Incorrect. Capitalize official titles only before a name. If set off by commas (provost), do not capitalize.
300

Emailing democratic and republican party politicians is not nearly as effective as calling their offices. 



Incorrect: Always capitalize common nouns when they are a part of the full name for a person, place or thing, as in Republican Party. 

300

"I never heard Governor Wallace's confession," the Rev. Jack Huber told Senator Elizabeth Warren in a recent hearing. 


Incorrect:  Courtesy titles, such as senator, should be abbreviated when used outside direct quotations. 
300
The fire broke out at the top of Rising Sun Avenue.
Correct. If there is no house number, do not abbreviate street, avenue or boulevard.
400
Nationwide, students borrow a total of $2.73 million in financial aid.
Correct. Never use the word "dollar" unless you are referring to a single dollar: I bought the gum for a dollar. Otherwise, rely on the dollar sign and a numeral. For amounts one million and above, write the numeral and up to two decimal points, then add the word "million," "billion," etc. For amounts under a dollar, use numerals and the word "cents": The gum cost 75 cents.
400
President of the Home and School Association Linda Graham wants teachers to be held accountable for low test scores.
Incorrect. When the title is too long or cumbersome, always place after the name. Do not capitalize if it follows the name. Linda Graham, president of the Home and School Association, wants teachers to be held accountable...
400
"Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri" has been nominated for several Academy Awards. 

Incorrect: Capitalize and use quotation marks for all titles of works, including books, movies, television shows and exhibits. Capitalize every word in the title that is four or more letters, even if it is a preposition (outside) or conjunction. 

400

The protesters came by bus from Cleveland, Ohio and Pittsburgh, Pa.

Correct. Abbreviate most states when accompanied by a city or town. Always abbreviate Pennsylvania as Pa., not PA. Never abbreviate these states: Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Texas and Utah.

400
The popular pub has been located on Thirteenth Street in downtown Philadelphia since 1917.
Incorrect. Use numerals for numbered streets greater than first - ninth.
500
Watson's 16-year-old son was watching his little sister, who is four, when she disappeared.
Incorrect. When the age is before the noun, hyphenate it. When the age follows the noun, do not hyphenate. Always use numerals for ages.
500
"Victoria" is a popular PBS series about a British Queen who ruled England for 63 years. The show dramatizes Queen Victoria's marriage to Prince Albert and her relationship with different Prime Ministers. 
Incorrect. Only capitalize formal or royal titles when used directly before a name. 
500

Reminiscent of the Greek demigod Hercules, survivors of the recent high school shooting in Parkland, Fla. are undertaking Herculean efforts to convince state and federal governments to enact sensible gun safety legislation.




Incorrect. Do not capitalize words that no longer depend on proper nouns for their meaning: french fries, pasteurize, venetian blinds, herculean. 


500

Although the birth certificate stated the terrorist was born on June 17, the fake passport listed his birth date as being November 27.


Incorrect. Abbreviate months containing five or more letters when combined with a day.



500
The Italian market is close to South Broad Street.
Correct. Unless there is a numbered address, do not abbreviate compass points like south, north, southeast, etc.
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