Grammar Slammer
AP Potpourri
States
Punctuation Station
These Are Words
100
[Who/whom] did you eat dinner with?
What is whom?
100
Answer in AP style: I write one of these electronic mail messages to my parents each week.
What is an email?
100
This is the AP abbreviation for Kentucky.
What is Ky. ?
100
This is always used after an introductory clause.
What is a comma?
100
The proper spelling of how you'd feel if you got this question wrong.
What is embarrassed?
200
The proper word in this sentence: [Who/whom] is out there?
What is who?
200
The short-form title of our stylebook in proper AP style.
What is AP Stylebook?
200
This is the AP abbreviation for West Virginia.
What is W.Va. ?
200
The punctuation that fills the blank in this sentence: The package was due last week [ ] it arrived today.
What is a semicolon?
200
It was a [month-long/monthlong/month long] ordeal.
What is monthlong?
300
The correct word for a conditional phrase: What if fitness [was/were] a sport?
What is "were"?
300
This is the abbreviated form of United States used in headlines.
What is US?
300
This is the AP abbreviation for Delaware.
What is Del.?
300
This symbol is used in editing to insert a quotation mark, apostrophe or comma. Looks like "\/" or "/\". (Spell it.)
What is a caret?
300
A word used for Internet fraud that aims to steal personal information. Hint: Don't get hooked.
What is phishing?
400
The grammar term for the word "spelling" in the following sentence: Spelling is easy for everyone.
What is a gerund?
400
When executive mansion is capitalized, it refers to this iconic government building.
What is the White House?
400
These months are never abbreviated in AP style.
What are Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Texas and Utah?
400
The correct placement of apostrophe in the following sentence: The jets trails. (Jets is plural.)
What is: The jets' trails.
400
The past tense word for being summoned to court. (Starts with 'S')
What is subpoenaed?
500
In choosing between "that" or "which," the word used in essential clauses important to the meaning of a sentence Note that commas are not necessary in this type of sentence.
What is "that"?
500
This is "1 trillion units of measure" according to the AP Stylebook.
What is "tera-" !!?
500
These seven months are abbreviated when used with a specific date.
What are January, February, August, September, October, November, December?
500
This character should not be used to replace parentheses.
What is a bracket?
500
The word for a 150-year period.
What is a sesquicentennial?