Hyphens
She doesn’t know the “affect” or “effect” that the new policy brings?
“effect”
What is “Oct. 5”?
This word is often misspelled: occur/ocurr. Which is correct?
What is "occur"?
What is our copyediting mantra?
“This is not my manuscript!”
The car was going 100 miles per hour OR
The car was going 100 mph.
What is 100 mph?
Should there be a hyphen in this sentence?
This is a well-done steak, so I can't eat it. OR This is a well done steak I can't eat it.
What is ”well-done”?
Name three of the months that are not abbreviated when they are followed by a date:
March, April, May, June, July
Lets eat kids. What is missing here?
An apostrophe in “Let’s” and a comma between eat and kids are needed.
What is the keyboard shortcut for checking paragraphs and spaces between words?
CTRL + SHIFT + P or CMD + SHIFT + P (Macs)
Which form of punctuation should we avoid like the plague?
Semicolons
The article was well-written or the essay was well written.
What is well-written?
“25%” or “25 percent” Which is correct?
What is "percent"? (no symbol, always spelled out)
The dog wagged it‘s tail. What is incorrect?
There should be no apostrophe; “its”
What are the two things you should do before you open the article you’re working on?
Add your name to the document + make a copy for you to edit
What is the error made when a comma is incorrectly placed between the subject and verb called?
What is a disruptive comma?
This is a one of a kind opportunity. or This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity?
What is "This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity"?
Name one figure that is abbreviated when used with a numbered address.
What is Avenue, Boulevard, or Street?
The principle of the school is very nice. What’s wrong?
What is ”princiPAL”?
Which authors are allowed to use the pronouns “I” and “you”?
What are contributing writers?
Which sentence is correct?
The car that I have which I bought last year runs slow.
The car that I have, which I bought last year, runs slow.
The car that I have, which I bought last year, runs slow.
The articles for the signal had to be peer reviewed or peer-reviewed? Which is correct?
What is “peer reviewed”?
The two-letter abbreviation for an example is:
What is e.g.?
Which two timestamps should be spelled out?
12 a.m. and 12 p.m. (midnight and noon)
When referring to an address, AP style dictates that this word should be abbreviated when it appears in a street name.
What is "Street" (St.)?
Name an exception for using numerals with zero through nine.
Ages, percentages, dates, times, measurements