Ap Style Flashcards
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, Calif.
Los Angeles, California
Passed away or died?
Died
January or Jan.?
Jan.
Mar. Or March?
March
The school colors are red, white, and black.
or
The school colors are red, white and black.
The school colors are red, white and black.
Dr. Pam Jones, a chemist.
or
Dr. Pam Jones, Ph.D.
Dr. Pam Jones, a chemist.
Affect - The game will affect the standings.
To influence (verb)
Effect - He will effect many changes in the company.
Means to cause, (verb)
Effect - The effect was overwhelming. He miscalculated the effect of his actions.
Means result, (noun)
It’s
It is or it has.
example: It’s up to you. It’s been a long time.
Its
Its is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun.
I example: The dog chased its tail.
Danny is twelve years old.
or
Danny is 12 years old.
Danny is 12 years old.
one - nine, spell out.
10> - use numbers
She gave the CD’s to me.
or
He has too many CDs to count.
PHe has too many CDs to count.
She had 25 percent of her check taken away.
or
She had 25% percent of her check taken away.
She wad 25 percent of her check taken away.
Karen Esquivel is afraid of butterflies.
or
Ms. Esquivel is afraid of butterflies.
Karen Esquivel is afraid of butterflies.
Use courtesy titles (Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss) only in direct quotations.
