AP Style Flashcards
Academic Departments
the department of history, the English department
Addresses
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. , Pennsylvania Avenue
Affect as a verb
Means to influence
Affect as a noun
Best avoided
Effect as a verb
Means to cause
Effect as a noun
Means result
Ages for people and animals
The girl is 15 years old, A 5-year-old boy, but the boy is 5 years old
Ages for in animates
The law is eight years old
a.m , p.m.
Lowercase with periods (Noon stands alone as well as midnight)
Apostrophe
Use to show possession (if word ends with an “S”, put it after the S
States
Spell out the names of all states. Northridge, California not Northridge, CA
Large cities
For large cities like Los Angeles, don’t include the state because everyone most likely knows what you are referring to
Died vs. passed away
Do not use passed away
Held vs. Hold
Right: the club had its meeting on Thursday
Wrong: the club held its meeting on Thursday
Right: the convention will take place at a hotel in Los Angeles.
Wrong: the convention will be held at a hotel in Los Angeles.
It’s
Ia contraction for it is or it has
