Punctuation
Numbers
Address & Datelines
Spelling
AP Rules
100

a. Who do you wish to see?

b. Whom do you wish to see?

What is B. Whom do you wish to see

100
Correct this: I had 4 sandwiches.
What is I had four sandwiches.
100

Correct this: 1st Street

What is First Street

100

The Halloween Meet and Greet was a (bazaar/bizarre) event.

A. bazaar
B. bizarre

What is B. bizarre

100

When you discuss a person's moral qualities, you are referring to his (character/reputation).

A. character

B. reputation

What is A. character.

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 dateline: SAN DIEGO, Cal.

What is SAN DIEGO

(OR SAN DIEGO, Calif.)

200

Turning in the paper late will not be (all right/alright).

A. all right

B. alright

What is B. all right

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

(Canvass/Canvas) the area for a good place to set up a picnic.

A. Canvass

B. Canvas

What is A. Canvass

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

Mark and Thomas are (coworkers/co-workers).

What is co-workers

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, Tennessee?

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.