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The office is located at (Six / 6) James St.
What is 6 James St.?
(Use figures for street addresses.)
The accident occurred at 763 Othello (Dr. / Drive)?
What is Drive?
(Only abbreviate avenue, boulevard and street with a specific address.)
It was an (oddly built / oddly-built) house.
What is oddly built?
("Oddly" is an adverb, which we don't hyphenate.)
The middle school (principal / principle) led students in a cheer.
What is principal?
Facebook will announce (their / its) new website next week.
What is its?
(Facebook is an "it" not a "they.")
The poll found that 75 percent of voters favored the measure, a _____ percentage point increase from 50 percent in 2018.
What is 25?
75 - 50 = 25
The journey to (Paris / Paris, France) is a long one from the United States.
What is Paris?
Which is correct?
A. We told the children to come inside and wash their hands and the oldest argued that he wanted to stay outside.
B. We told the children to come inside and wash their hands, and the oldest argued that he wanted to stay outside.
What is B?
(Both clauses of the sentences are independent, so a comma is needed before the conjunction.)
He stood behind the (podium / lectern) and began his speech.
What is lectern?
(You stand on a podium and behind a lectern.)
The Nationals (are / is) in the playoffs.
What is are?
(Team names that are plural take plural verbs.)
The water was (4 / four) feet deep when the flooding was at its worst.
What is 4?
(Use numerals for dimensions, formulas and speeds.)
She writes a lot of stories for The Diamondback's (website /web site / Web site).
What is website?
Which is correct?
A. The suspects were Malcolm Reynolds, of Cheyenne, Wyoming; Jayne Cobb, of Sacramento, California; and River Tam, of Tucson, Arizona.
B. The suspects were Malcolm Reynolds, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, Jayne Cobb, of Sacramento, California, and River Tam, of Tucson, Arizona.
What is A?
(Use a semicolon to set off items that require commas and remember to include a semicolon before the "and.")
The students were worried, but the teacher assured them it would be (alright / all right).
What is all right?
(Remember: You wouldn't say "alwrong.")
It was the car (that / which) had Maryland plates.
What is that?
("had Maryland plates" is an essential clause, so "that" not "which")
The Nationals' record in the regular season was 93 wins and 69 losses, meaning they won ____% of their games.
(To the nearest whole number)
What is 57%?
93 + 69 = 162
93 / 162 = 0.574
Brenda Smith, the company's (president and CEO / President and CEO), spoke at the conference.
What is president and CEO?
(lowercase titles when they don't come before a name)
Which is correct?
A. Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) said he would not run for reelection.
B. Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, said he would not run for reelection.
What is B?
Police said the gas station was robbed and their only lead was that the (suspect / robber) left in a blue Toyota Highlander with Virginia plates.
What is robber?
(Police do not yet have a suspect; they are looking for the robber.)
Candy will go to (whoever / whomever) wins this game.
What is whoever?
(You would say: He wins this game, so "who" not "whom")
The City Council approved raising the property tax rate for next year to 1.15% from the current 1.12%, meaning someone with a $100,000 house would owe $_____ more in property taxes next year than this year.
What is $30?
0.0115 x 100,000 = 1,150
0.0112 x 100,000 = 1,120
1,150 - 1,120 = 30
During the hearing, (Major Gen./ Maj. Gen. / Major General / major general) Marion Garcia testified about the Army's sexual harassment policy.
What is Maj. Gen.?
(Per the military titles entry)
Which is correct?
A. The coach told the team, "Great moments are born from great opportunity. And that's what you have here tonight, boys. That's what you've earned here tonight."
B. The coach told the team: "Great moments are born from great opportunity. And that's what you have here tonight, boys. That's what you've earned here tonight."
What is B?
(Use a colon to introduce a quotation of more than one sentence.)
Which is correct?
A. The book comprises 12 chapters.
B. The book is comprised of 12 chapters.
C. Twelve chapters comprise the book.
What is A?
(Comprise means to contain, to include all or embrace.)
The bag of candy (lay / laid) on the table, taunting them as they tried to think of the right answer.
What is lay?
(The candy lies on the table in present tense, so "lay" for past tense.)