Grammar/Spelling
The word that should be capitalized in the following sentence:
Jane Doe called on monday to talk about how excited she was for summer to begin.
What is Monday?
The AP style error in the following sentence:
Only twelve percent of applicants received a response.
twelve percent should be 12%
How this company should be capitalized in AP style:
openai
The maximum number of words long that a lead should be.
What is 30-33?
The purpose of the second graph in a news story.
What is to answer the most pressing questions raised by the lead?
The misspelled word in the following sentence (assume the name is fine as is):
"I will defiantly be there, for sure. I believe it was such a privilege to be invited," Castillo said.
The AP style error in the following sentence:
The professor spoke at 2 PM in the afternoon.
change 2 PM in the afternoon to 2 p.m.
The AP style abbreviation for the state of Michigan in datelines
What is Mich.
The four W's required in every lead.
What is the "who," "what," "when," and "where?"
(And sometimes "how" and "why" if it hints at the So What.)
How many sentences the second graph (and all following graphs) should be.
What is 1-3 sentences?
The voice that the following sentence is in:
The organization will be announcing more details about the scholarship soon.
What is passive voice?
The AP style error in the following sentence:
The company donated seven million dollars.
change seven million dollars to $7 million
The issue with the following dateline:
ATLANTA, Ga. --
Atlanta does not need a state
Whenever possible, leads should be in this voice.
What is active voice?
The first thing that should be mentioned in the second graph if the lead is a blind lead.
What is the name of the person that the story is about?
The grammatical error in the following sentence:
She was excited for her dad a talented musician to visit.
What is missing commas around a nonessential phrase?
The AP style error in the following sentence:
Smith drove through southern California.
southern California should be Southern California
The AP style error in the following sentence:
She bought 12 pounds of kitty litter.
change to "cat litter"
The issue with the following lead:
Tornado hit rural Georgia town Friday, no one injured.
missing necessary words to make it a complete sentence
Accusatory information requires this.
What is attribution - crediting the source of your info?
The grammatical error in the following sentence:
Thompson adopted three cats, he really loved animals.
What is a run-on sentence or comma splice?
The AP style error in the following sentence:
The restaurant is located at 353 Maple Cir., near Oak Street.
353 Maple Cir. should be 353 Maple Circle
The AP style error in the following sentence:
Williams sent a follow up email.
should be "follow-up"
The issue with the following lead (hint - not AP style related):
On Saturday, a Kennesaw farmer hauled a 768-pound Atlantic giant pumpkin to the county fair.
starts with a dependent clause
The issue with the following quote:
"I have a big announcement." Pterodactyl Solutions CEO Ty Rannosaurus said.
The quote should have a comma instead of a period inside the quotation marks