AP Style
The months that are shortened in AP style
What is Jan., Feb., Aug., Sept. Oct., Nov., Dec.
The CDC research is ______.
A. cutting edge
B. cutting-edge
What is B. cutting-edge?
It's a two-word predicate adjective after a "to be" verb, so it needs that hyphen.
Do you research the "effects" or the "affects"?
What is: the effects.
Correct.
He was an eight year old.
What is: He was an 8 year old.
D.C.
The proper way to write: She lived at 200 North Connecticut Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland.
What is: She lived at 200 N. Connecticut Ave, Bethesda, Md.
The _________ campaign is _________.
A. fundraising; ongoing
B. fund-raising; on-going
C. fundraising; on-going
D. fund-raising; ongoing
What is A. fundraising; ongoing.
Fundraising and fundraiser should be one word in all cases. Ongoing should be written as one word.
The four women are ________ of American University.
A. alumnus
B. alumna
C. alumni
D. alumnae
What is D.
The correct way to write this time: It was two o'clock in the afternoon.
What is: It was 2 p.m.
A sentence that includes two or more complete sentences without connecting punctuation or clauses.
What is a run-on.
The correct way to write Sylvia Burwell's title in these sentences:
A. [Title] Sylvia Burwell adopted a cat.
B. Sylvia Burwell [Title] adopted a cat.
What is:
A. American University President Sylvia Burwell adopted a cat.
B. Sylvia Burwell, American University president, adopted a cat.
Their names were Sara, Cara, and Lara.
The proper sentence:
A. The team, that won the the championship last year, begins their 2012 season next month.
B. The team, which won the championship last year, begins their 2012 season next month.
What is B.
Our Facebook page views increased by _____.
A. Two percent
B. 2 percent
C. 2%
The % sign is now acceptable in AP style while paired with a numeral.
Should journalists ever use "I" or "me" in a story?
What is: No, except in special circumstances (like certain magazine features and personal essays)
A. It was October 8th.
B. It was Oct. 8.
What is B.
A. "I have no intention of staying." He said.
B. "I have no intention of staying," He said.
C. "I have no intention of staying" he said.
D. "I have no intention of staying," he said.
What is D.
Edit your work carefully to __________ accuracy.
A. ensure
B. insure
What is B.
ENSURE is to guarantee: A good writer takes every possible measure to ensure accuracy. INSURE is used in references to insurance.
Jim donated ________ to the Humane Society of the United States this year.
A. six thousand
B. $6 thousand
C. $6,000
What is C. $6,000?
Always lowercase. Use figures and the $ sign in all except casual references or amounts without a figure: The book cost $4. Dad, please give me a dollar.
Shorten this word: Utilize
What is: use
The correct way to write the below sentence:
A. The 4 defendants were ordered to pay 4,000,000 dollars to the 23 victims.
B. The four defendants were ordered to pay $4 million to the 23 victims.
What is B.
The correct way to write this sentence:
The two deer's tracks.
What is: It's correct.
They went to the game, _________ they had been given the tickets.
A. because
B. since
What is B. since?
Use because to denote a specific cause-effect relationship. Since is acceptable in a casual sense when the first event in a sequence led logically to the second but was not its direct cause.
The Ohio office is located at _______.
A. 2740 Airport Drive
B. 2740 Airport Dr.
What is B.
Use the abbreviation Ave., Blvd. and St. only with a numbered address. Spell them out and capitalize when part of a format street name without a number. All similar words (alley, drive, road, terrace, etc.) always are spelled out. See the AP Stylebook for more specific information.
A. american university
b. a danish bakery
What is:
A. American University
B. a Danish bakery