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.

Question 16

STATE NAME:

                                              Northridge, CA

Answer 16

Northridge, California

Spell out the names of all states. (For large cities like Los Angeles, don’t
include the state.)

Question 17

DIED

Answer 17

Use died, not passed away

Question 18

IT’S, ITS:

It’s up to you. It’s been a long time.

Answer 18

It’s is a contraction for it is or it has

Question 19

IT’S, ITS:

The dog chased its tail.

Answer 19

Its is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun

Question 20

SPACING

Answer 20

Use only one space between sentences