Subject Verb Agreement
Other AP Style Topics
Abbreviations
Common Word Mistakes
Common mistakes in sentences
100

Does this sentence follow the guidelines of subject verb agreement?

One of the boxes is open.

Yes

100

What needs to be Capitalized?

Stranger things is my favorite show.

Things*

100

What would you not abbreviate next to a city?

Texas, Washington, Vermont

Texas

100

What is defined by this? A noun meaning "one section of."

A part or Apart

A part

100

Which is correct?

I walked backwards toward the bus. or

I walked backward toward the bus.


I walked backward toward the bus.

200

Which one requires a singular verb?

women, scissors, everyone

everyone

200

Which is correct when writing a street name?

1st, 11th, fifteenth 

11th
200

Which is correct when addressing a street?

Avenue, Ally, Dr.

Ally

200

Which is preferred?

Amid or Amidst

Amid

200

When would use ages in a story?

Only when relevant

300

Why must the subject follow the verb in sentences starting with "There is" or "There are?"

"There" is not the subject in these sentences.

300

When would this company be capitalized?

ebay

 Only at the beginning of the sentence.

300

How to you abbreviate Minnesota?

A. Mi. 

B. Mn.

B. Mn.

300

Match the definition with the correct word. Illusion, Allusion

1. A reference to wear something is without actually saying it.

2. An image that is perceived in the wrong way.

1. Allusion

 2. Illusion

300

Which of the following should you not capitalize in a sentence?

A. Proper nouns

B. Derivatives 

C. Seasons

C. Seasons 

400

What is the collective noun used in this sentence?

The family gathered around the Christmas tree to open gifts.

family

400

When would you hyphenate an age?

When it is used as an adjective or as a substitute for a noun.

400
Which of the following cities do not require the name of a state to accompany?


A. Omaha, Nebraska

B. Atlanta, Georgia

C. Gulf Shores, Alabama 

B. Atlanta, Georgia 

400

Match the word with the definition.

1. To avoid and get away.

2. To refer to something in an indirect manner or hint at.

Words:

Elude, Allude

 1. Elude

2. Allude

400

What’s wrong with this sentence?

The doctor I saw today was very amicable.

The word amiable needs to be used instead of amicable.

500

Which of these nouns has a plural verb?

A. Car

B. Teeth

C. Trousers 

C. Trousers 

500

Would you spell out or just put the number when writing about ages?

Just put the number.

500

Which of the following do you not abbreviate?

A. Road

B. Avenue

C. North

A. Road

500

Which one is best to use when writing?

A. Alright

B. All right

A. Alright

500

What are verbs supposed to agree with in a sentence?

A. Subject

B. Noun

C. Pronoun

 

A. Subject