States
How would you abbreviate the following state?
North Dakota
N.D.
TRUE or FALSE
At all times in writing, States need to be accompanied by the city.
False.
The dog was twenty pounds.
Is this in AP style? If not, what should be changed so it is in AP style?
Answer: This is not in AP Style. You would change "twenty" into the figure "20" since 20 is over 10 and numbers over 10 are written as figures. The unit is written out, so it stays the same. The AP style sentence would be:
The dog was 20 pounds.
Do commas and periods go outside or inside quotation marks?
Inside
When would you spell out a state
When its alone in a body of text
TRUE or FALSE
When describing a certain city, the state is abbreviated.
True
Is the underlined part written in AP style? If not, what would be changed so it is in AP style?
The ribbon was 5 in long.
Answer: Since 5 is below 10, 5 would be spelled out. The unit is spelled out, so "in" would be "inches." The sentence in AP style would be:
The ribbon was five inches long.
Is the comma in the right place in this sentence?
They learned about fine arts, going to museums, art galleries and eating food.
No, the comma is before the conjunction. Therefore it's incorrect.
Correct sentence: They learned about fine arts going to museums, art galleries, and eating food.
When a state is part of a short-form political affiliation, how is it written?
It is written in its abbreviated form.
A girl is looking for her dog in Seattle, Washington.
is the following sentence considered to be in AP format? Why or why not
The sentence was not in AP format because the state is accompanied by the city. This means that the state following the city should be abbreviated.
The correct format of the sentence would be:
A girl is looking for her dog in Seattle, Wash.