AP Style
How do you write nine in the morning
9 a.m.
What is wrong with this sentence: "The student had issues with attendance, grades, and socializing."
The oxford comma, last comma before "and"
Spring 2023
What is the only thing ever italicized in our articles?
The Ithacan
Titles, works of art, etc. are in quotes not italicized
What is the minimum number of sources you must have quoted in an article (besides Q&A's)
Three
Write a specific date in September as part of a sentence. (extra 100 points for follow up question if you get this correct. hint: the outliers)
Sept. 1
March, April, May, June, July
What is wrong with this sentence (2 things):
All applications are due on October 1.
All applications are due Oct. 1.
bonus question: when do you say "on" before a date?
correctly write these titles in a sentence with "said..."
La Jerne Cornish, president
Melanie Stein, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs
Allison Frisch, assistant professor, journalism
(Ithaca College if necessary) President La Jerne Cornish said there are four institutional goals this year.
Melanie Stein, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, said she agrees.
Allison Frisch, assistant professor in the Department of Journalism, said she loves teaching.
When would you use the School of Business and when would you use Dorothy D. and Roy H. Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise
School of Business when you refer to the school and Dorothy D. and Roy H. Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise when you refer to the physical building the school is located in.
Verbally explain how to go about completing an edit made on your story.
(bonus question: if copy comments they cannot confirm something attributed to a source or that happened at an event what do you do?)
When you need to cut something, highlight it and do a strikethrough (command + shift + X). Make sure you don't delete what you need to cut, us editors need to be able to see it still.
When you need to add something, write it in bold. That way we can see what you have added.
After you address an editor’s comment, do not resolve it. Write underneath it "addressed" or "fixed" or something like that so we know you've done it.
List 4 exceptions to the 1-9 spelled out number rule.
(50 points for additional instances)
Addresses - 12 W. Buffalo St.
Ages of people - 5-year-old kid, five-year-old van.
Dollars - $3, do not add a period with two zeros. $3.00 BAD
Millions and billions - 4 million dollars.
Percentages: 2%
Temperatures: 2 degrees
What is a sentence where you would hyphenate "on campus"
Students are upset with on-campus housing.
Sentences in which "on campus" is describing a noun.
What is wrong with this sentence (2 answers):
He said he had a lot of anger towards the administration.
no "a lot"
toward not towards
backward, forward, afterward
Correctly write a quote that is two sentences long and said by Joe Smith. (you have already introduced Joe Smith in the lead in)
"something something," Smith said. "something something."
When do you say Ithaca College and when do you just say the college?
on first reference or once again after mentioning another college by name.
what is the correct spelling: ok, okay, OK
Between vs among difference
fewer vs less difference
OK
two items vs three or more
fewer for things you can count
What is the difference between an en-dash and em-dash? Extra 50 points for two correctly written sentences with each.
En-dash is used for ranges/no spaces: 5–6 p.m.
Em-dashes are used to break up sentences and have spaces around them: Blah blah — blah blah — blah blah blah.
Rewrite this sentence correctly:
The college held the panel on March 6 in Park Auditorium between 3 pm – 4 p.m.
The college held the panel from 3–4 p.m. March 6 in Park Auditorium.
List three forbidden words aka words The Ithacan does not like
IC, various, such as, due to, a lot
Write this correctly in a sentence:
Joe Smith, senior, president of the student body
Lorien Tyne '27
Caitlin Holtzman, 2023 Ithaca College alumni
Nathanial Richardson, junior, Eco-Reps president
Senior Joe Smith, president of the student body, said something.
First-year student Lorien Tyne said something.
Caitlin Holtzman '23 said something.
Junior Eco-Reps President Nathanial Richardson said something.
You wrote this paragraph in a story. Rewrite it correctly:
They said they didn't understand why the administration chose to pick classes for freshman.
They said they did not understand why the administration chose to pick classes for first-year students.
...
List the 3 rules for when you would use "said that" instead of said
(50 points for each word that inherently needs "said that" before to make sense)
before gerunds, in a parallel structure, time clarity
other words: although, because, when, if, despite, etc.
Differences among division, office and department
Offices are administrative and are made up of staff
Departments are for academics which professors are within
What are three things you must ask when interviewing a student?
What are the four things you must ask when interviewing profs, admin and anyone else?
students: name spelling, pronouns, class year
profs, admin, anyone else: name spelling, pronouns, job title and workplace