Punctuation
Correct the error.
"I love football." said Jimmy Rodriguez, 12.
"I love football," said Jimmy Rodriguez, 12.
You capitalize someone's title (President, Vice President, etc.) when it comes _____ their name in a sentence.
Before their name
In most cases, you spell out these numbers.
zero through nine
This kind of punctuation mark is not used for lists of items in AP style.
the oxford comma
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My favorite classes are math and spanish.
My favorite classes are math and Spanish.
Correct the error.
AM
a.m.
After introducing a person in a news story, you use this part of their name for the rest of the story.
The last name
List three examples of instances you would use digit numbers, not spelled out numbers.
age
temperature
percentage
weight
money
The proper way to format September 11, 2020 is this.
Sept. 11, 2020
Correct the error.
The student council Officers will meet next Wednesday.
The student council officers will meet next Wednesday.
Correct the error.
29 percent
29%
What is wrong with this name in a news story?
Mrs. Bailey Aguilar
There should be no courtesy title of "Mrs"
You use a mix of numbers and figures when you reach this high number.
million, billion, trillion etc.
The months that are never abbreviated mostly coincide with these seasons.
spring and summer
(March, April, May, June, July)
Correct the error.
This week, president Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100.
This week, President Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100.
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My favorite movie is Snow White because of the ending.
My favorite movie is "Snow White" because of the ending.
The titles of movies, books, plays etc. should be put into _______________
Quotations marks
To start a sentence, you must only used _______ numbers.
Spelled out numbers
The next meeting will take place on June 3.
The next meeting will take place June 3.
Correct the error.
Rogers High School named Lisa Williams at the Principal three years ago.
Rogers High School named Lisa Williams at the principal three years ago.
What does the ellipses... indicate in the example below?
"A long long time ago...the dinosaurs roamed the earth."
An omission from the quote
What is wrong with this sentence?
Joe Biden was the President for the last four years.
president should not be capitalized
How would you write the decade 1980s in AP Style?
'80s
Correct the error.
My birthday is in Sept., but yours is in December.
My birthday is in September, but yours is in December.
Correct the error.
Sometimes the Science classes get let out before the German classes.
Sometimes the science classes get let out before the German classes.