ap style and conventions!!

capitalization

100

seasons

not capitalized

200

titles and roles

capitalize - but be careful not to capitalize occupations/roles out of context

300

majors

not capitalized unless they are a proper noun like English (but do capitalize degrees!)

400

prepositions

lowercase, unless they are long

500

conjunctions in headlines

subordinating capitalized

coordinating not capitalized

numbers and dates

100

most common numbers you would spell out

one through nine

200

9:00 or 9? (time)

9 (+ a.m. or p.m.)

300

how do you spell out months?

abbreviate when part of a date, do not abbreviate when on its own

400

"This is my first article" or "This is my 1st article"?

First, since it is between 1-9

500

9th Street or Ninth Street?

9th street since it is an address

what is wrong 1

100

"I swam to class, it was raining really hard."

Comma splice!

200

"My shirt was blue, orange, and white."

Oxford comma used :(

300

"This article was written by me."

Passive voice

400

"The Gators are going to win the 2024 Playoffs!"

They are not

(JK, playoffs should be lowercase)

500

"I went to see my advisor."

Advisor is not the standard spelling - use adviser.

what is wrong 2

100

"I went to Springs Complex in the Spring"

Season capitalized

200

"She saw 9 different campus cats on her way to class."

9 should be nine

300

"The Judge gave me my sentence last week."

Judge should not be capitalized

400

"I love music from the early 2000's!"

Should be 2000s

500

Headline: "That Time I Went To the Park"

to is not infinitive so should not be capitalized