AP Style Flashcards
Affect or Effect: The movie had a personal ______ on me.
Effect
Which of these statements is correct?
The boy is five years old.
Or
The boy is 5 years old.
The boy is five years old.
*Remember that numbers under ten are to be written out entirely.
Which one of these writings is correct?
10 AM
Or
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
Can you abbreviate states in any case?
No; stares are always supposed to be written out.
Which one of these statements is correct?
It’s been a long day.
Or
Its been a long day.
It’s been a long day.
The apostrophe means that the word is a contraction for it is.
When can you abbreviate the name of a month?
When a month is used with a specific date.
Ex. Feb. 16 1970
Can you abbreviate all the months of the year?
No; the months with five letters or less get spelled out.
What is the word “over” used to refer to?
Spatial relationships and quantities.
True or False: Seasons are spelled’out in lowercase.
True
True or False: You always use an abbreviation when mentioning an academic degree.
False; ohrasing is usually preferred (ex. John Jones, who has a degree in psychology).
True or False: Always refer to a person through a courtesy title on first reference (Mr., Mrs., Miss).
False; refer to them by their full name.
Which of these statements is correct?
Who are you?
Or
Whom are you?
Who are you?
Which of these is correct?
His writing really affected me.
Or
His writing really effected me.
His writing really affected me.
Affect is the verb.
Which of these statements is correct?
I remember the day which we met.
Or
I remember the day that we met.
I remember the day that we met.
“That” is used for essential clauses.
Which of these staements is correct?
They won 3-2.
Or
They won three to two.
They won 3-2.
Use numerals to measure sports scores.
