AP STYLE INTRODUCTION

Question 1

ACADEMIC DEGREES:

                                        Dr. Pam Jones, Ph.D.

Answer 1

Dr. Pam Jones, a chemist.

For a degree is necessary to establish someone’s credentials, than to use abbreviation and/or use a phrase as an introduction.

Question 2

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT:

                             the Central American department

Answer 2

California State University, Northridge Department of Central American Studies.

Use lowercase except for proper nouns or when the department is part of the official and formal name

Question 3

ADDRESSES:

                                1121 Cary Ave/ Cary Avenue

Answer 3

Use abbreviation with number address and spell the whole word when the address doesn’t include a number and if is a formal street capitalized if not use lowercase.

Question 4

ADDRESSES:

                       alley, drive, road, terrace, etc..

Answer 4

Capitalize them when part of a formal name without a number; lowercase when used alone or with two or more names.

Question 5

ADDRESSES:

                               9 Morningside Circle.

Answer 5

Always use figures for an address number

Question 6

ADDRESSES:

                              7 Fifth Ave., 100 21st St.

Answer 6

Spell out and capitalize First through Ninth when used as street names; use figures with two letters for 10th and above

Question 7

ADDRESSES:

222 E. 42nd St., 562 W. 43rd St., 600 K St. N.W

Answer 7

Abbreviate compass points used to indicate directional ends of a street or quadrants of a city in a numbered address

Question 8

ADDRESSES:

                 East 42nd Street, West 43rd Street

Answer 8

Do not abbreviate if the number is omitted

Question 9

ADDRESSES:

                            P.O. for P.O. Box numbers

Answer 9

Use periods in the abbreviation

Question 10

affect, effect:

The game will affect the standings

Answer 10

Affect, as a verb, means to influence

Affect, as a noun, is best avoided.

Question 11

affect, effect:

He will effect many changes in the company.

Answer 11

Effect, as a verb, means to cause

Question 12

affect, effect:

The effect was overwhelming. He miscalculated the effect of his actions.

Answer 12

Effect, as a noun, means result

Question 13

ages:

The girl is 15 years old; the law is eight years old

Answer 13

Always use figures for people and animals (but not for inanimates)

Question 14

ages

A 5-year-old boy, but the boy is 5 years old. The woman is in her 30s (no apostrophe).

Answer 14

Use hyphens for ages expressed as adjectives before a noun or as substitutes for a noun

Question 15

a.m., p.m.

Answer 15

Lowercase, with periods. Avoid the redundant 10 a.m. this morning. Noon and midnight stand alone. Don’t use 12 noon or 12 a.m.