Numbers
These numbers are spelled out in AP style
What is one through nine?
What is before?
The correct AP style abbreviation for Kansas.
What is Kan.?
This is the correct dateline for Kansas City, Missouri.
What is KANSAS CITY, Mo.?
This mark should never be used after the s in the possessive pronoun its.
What is an apostrophe?
Use figures for numbers above this quantity
What is 10?
President Joe Biden's title should be _____ when used before his name.
What is capitalized?
The correct AP style abbreviation for the State of Washington.
What is Wash.?
This "windy" city stands alone in datelines.
What is Chicago?
This mark can be used as a connection to avoid multiple commas.
What is a dash?
It would be (correct or incorrect) to write: Admission costs 1 dollar.
What is incorrect? (Admission costs $1)
The title "doctor" is reserved for individuals who are doctors of _______, generally not those who hold a Ph.D.
What are medicine and dentistry?
This is the correct AP style abbreviation for North Carolina.
What is N.C.?
Queen Elizabeth II's funeral was held in this city, which stands alone in international datelines.
What is London?
This expressive punctuation mark often used in text messages should be avoided or used sparingly.
What is an exclamation point?
Ages should be expressed with:
What are numerals?
Laura Kelly's title can always be ________ as Gov.
What is abbreviated?
"Don't mess with" this state, which is never abbreviated in AP style.
What is Texas?
The correct dateline for the capitol city of the United States.
What is WASHINGTON?
These interview outcomes or soundbites get their own paragraphs in written text in AP style.
What are quotes?
Infielder Bobby Witt Jr. was drafted ______ overall by the Kansas City Royals in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.
No. 2
To reduce capitalizations, titles should generally be moved _______ a name and offset with commas.
What is after?
_____ (number) states are never abbreviated in datelines are text in AP style.
What is eight?
The correct dateline for the largest Hawaiian city.
What is HONOLULU?
The grammatical name of the comma before the last conjunction in a simple series -- a controversial no-no in AP style.