Word Usage
Figures are used for all times except noon. True or False?
What is True?
Which is correct?
A. Monday August 20, 2023
B. Monday, August 20th, 2023
C. Monday, August 20, 2023
What is C?
Monday, August 20, 2023
In general, figures are used to express numbers for ____ and above. Fill in the blank.
What is 10?
Exclamation points should be used as much as possible. True or False?
What is False?
Which is correct?
A. nonprofit
B. non-profit
What is A?
nonprofit
Which is correct?
A. E-mail
B. Email
What is B?
Which is correct?
A. 93 cents of every dollar raised by Rally Foundation goes directly to support our mission.
B. Of every dollar raised by Rally Foundation, 93 cents goes directly to our mission.
What is B?
Of every dollar raised by Rally Foundation, 93 cents goes directly to our mission.
A comma is used between items or phrases in a series but not before the coordinating conjunction. True or False?
What is True?
Our events include Rally On the Runway, Rally In the Round and the Rally Benefit Bash.
Which of the following is correct?
A. 5:00 - 6:00 PM
B. 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
C. 5-6 p.m.
D. 5-6 PM
What is C?
5-6 p.m.
5:30-6 p.m.
Which is correct?
A. Online
B. On-line
What is A?
Online
Which is correct?
A. The boy is five years old.
B. The boy is 5 years old.
What is B?
The boy is 5 years old.
What is False?
The invitation for Saturday, July 30, 2019, requires a response.
Millions is abbreviated within text and spelled out in headlines. True or False?
What is False?
Millions is spelled out within text (i.e., $5 million) and abbreviated in headlines (e.g., $5M).
What is U.S.?
Cancer types are always lowercase within text. What are the four exceptions?
What is Ewing sarcoma, Wilms tumor, Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma?
Used to avoid ambiguity or to form a single idea from two or more words. If it just adds clutter and distraction to a sentence, do not use it.
What is a Hyphen?
There are three instances when an ampersand should be used. What are they?
What is Company's Formal Name, Composition Title or Accepted Abbreviations (i.e., Proctor & Gamble, B&B)?
When abbreviated, 'for example' and 'that is' include this punctuation and are followed by this punctuation.
What are Periods? What is Comma?
Rally Foundation offers several fundraising opportunities (e.g., Rally 4 Quarters for Research, #RallyFit 47 Challenge).
Marla cheers for the Crimson Tide (i.e., Alabama).
In document titles, section headings and subheadings capitalize all words except three parts of speech.
BONUS: Capitalize all words of ____ or more letters.
What are Articles, Prepositions and Conjunctions?
BONUS: What is Four?
These dashes are used in AP Style and these dashes are not.
What is Em Dashes (long dashes)? What is En Dashes (short dashes)?