AP Style Quiz

Question 1

Dr. Pam Jones, Ph.D

Answer 1

Dr. Pam Jones, a chemist

Question 2

no possessive

Answer 2

Associate in Science, Associate in Arts, Bachelor of Arts or Master of Science.

Associate degree.

Question 3

academic departments

Answer 3

the department of history, the history department, the department of English, the English department,

Question 4

If mention of a degree is necessary to establish someone’s credentials, the preferred form is to avoid an abbreviation

Answer 4

John Jones, who has a doctorate in psychology

Question 5

When the need to identify many individuals by degree on first reference would make the preferred form cumbersome.

Use these abbreviations only after a full name—never after just a last name.

Answer 5

• A.A., A.S., B.A., M.A., LL.D. and Ph.D.

Question 6

When used after a name, an academic abbreviation is set off by commas:

Answer 6

Daniel Moynihan, Ph.D., spoke.

Question 7

bachelors degree, a masters, etc.

Answer 7

bachelor’s degree, a master’s, etc.,

Question 8

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

Answer 8

1600 Pennsylvania Ave

Question 9

Use lowercase except for words that are proper nouns or

adjectives

Answer 9

the department of history, the history department, the department of English, the English department

Question 10

When department is part of the official and

formal name

Answer 10

University of Connecticut Department of Medicine

Question 11

dpt

Answer 11

department

Question 12

Spell them out and capitalize when part of a formal street

name without a number

Answer 12

Pennsylvania Avenue

Question 13

Lowercase and spell out when used alone or with more than one street name

Answer 13

Massachusetts and Pennsylvania avenues

Question 14

Spell out and capitalize First through Ninth when used as street names

Answer 14

7 Fifth Ave

Question 15

use figures with two letters for 10th and above

Answer 15

100 21st St.

Question 16

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

Answer 16

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

St. N.W.

Question 17

Do not abbreviate if the number is omitted

Answer 17

East 42nd Street, West 43rd

Street.

Question 18

as a verb, means to influence.

as a noun, is best avoided.

Answer 18

Affect

v. The game will affect the standings.

Question 19

as a verb, means to cause

as a noun, means result

Answer 19

Effect

v. He will effect many changes in the company.

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

Question 20

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

Answer 20

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

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Examples: A 5-year-old boy, but the boy is 5 years old.

The woman is in her 30s (no apostrophe).

Question 22

Use to show possession

Answer 22

the alumni’s contributions,

women’s rights, Northridge’s reputation.

Question 23

12 noon or 12 a.m.

Answer 23

Noon or midnight.

Question 24

If the word ends with an S put the apostrophe after the S

Answer 24

the campus’ appearance, the reporters’ deadlines.

Question 25

She gave the CD’s to me.

Answer 25

He has too many CDs to count.

Question 26

Northridge, CA

Answer 26

Northridge, Calif.

Question 27

passed away

Answer 27

died

Question 28

The club held its meeting on Thursday.

Answer 28

The club had its meeting on Thursday.

Question 29

The convention will be held at a hotel in Los Angeles Hotel.

Answer 29

The convention will take place at a hotel in Los Angeles Hotel.

Question 30

Spell out the months with five letters or less

Answer 30

March, April, May, June and July.

Question 31

Spell out all months when using alone or with a year alone. (No comma between the month and year if a specific date isn’t used.)

Answer 31

The class ended in December. He was born in August 1980.

Question 32

Spell out one through nine; 10 and higher use numerals.

Answer 32

Since graduating high school three years ago, Susan has had 12 jobs.

Question 33

Use numerals for sports scores

Answer 33

a 4-3 win

Question 34

Use numerals for percentages

Answer 34

a 3 percent pay increase

Question 35

Use numerals for court decisions

Answer 35

a 5-4 decision

Question 36

ratios

Answer 36

a 2-to-1 ratio

Question 37

weights

Answer 37

The baby weighed 9 pounds, 7 ounces

Question 38

million or billion

Answer 38

The nation has 1 million citizens. Rupert Murdoch is worth more than $5 billion.

Question 39

993 freshmen entered the college last year.

Answer 39

Last year 993 freshmen entered the college.

Question 40

Generally refers to spatial relationships

Answer 40

Over.

Example: the plane flew over the city.

Question 41

Acceptable when referring to a quantity.

Answer 41

Over.

Example: Their salaries increased over $20 a week.

Question 42

Their salaries increased more than $20 a week.

Answer 42

More than.

Question 43

One word. It takes a singular verb when standing alone or when a singular word follows an of construction

Answer 43

Example: The teacher said 60 percent was a failing grade.

Example 2: He said 50 percent of the membership was there.

Question 44

It takes a plural verb when a plural word follows an of construction

Answer 44

Example: He said 50 percent of the members were there.

Question 45

Use figures

Answer 45

For example: 1 percent, 2.5 percent (use decimals, not fractions) 10 percent.

Question 46

For amounts less than 1 percent, precede the decimal with a zero

Answer 46

The cost of living rose .06 percent.

Question 47

Repeat percent with each individual figure

Answer 47

He said 10 percent to 30 percent of the electorate may not vote.

Question 48

for exact, word-for-word comments.

Answer 48

quote marks

Question 49

Put a comma inside the ending quote marks.

Answer 49

“CSUN is a great place to learn,” said Stephanie

Bluestein, journalism professor.

Question 50

spring, summer, fall, winter

Answer 50

seasons: Lowercase

Question 51

springtime

Answer 51

derivatives: Lowercase

Question 52

Dartmouth Winter Carnival, Winter

Olympics, Summer Olympics.

Answer 52

Formal names: capitalize

Question 53

Fall 2014 semester

Answer 53

Capitalize seasons when the exact year is included:

Question 54

The flag was red, white and blue.

She has lived in many communities, including Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Canoga Park and Reseda.

Answer 54

Series of three or more

Do not use a comma before the word “and” when listing
a series of three or more things:

Question 55

Spacing

Answer 55

Use only one space between sentences.

Question 56

In general, capitalize formal titles used directly before a person’s name. Use courtesy titles only in direct quotations.

Answer 56

(Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss)

Question 57

Use to between two dates, times or numerals

Answer 57

The museum, which has a mummy display from June to August, is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

Question 58

Use that and which in referring to inanimate objects and

to animals without a name. Use that for essential clauses, important to the meaning of the sentence and without commas

Answer 58

I remember the day that we met.

Question 59

Use which for nonessential clauses, where the pronoun is less necessary and use commas

Answer 59

The dog, which had strong legs, was a natural jumper.

Question 60

The pronoun used for references to human beings and to animals with a name.

Answer 60

Who

Question 61

Who is grammatically the subject (never the object) of a

sentence, clause or phrase.

Answer 61

The woman who rented the apartment moved out

without notifying the owner. Who is there?

Question 62

Whom is used when someone is the object of the verb or preposition

Answer 62

The woman to whom the apartment was rented moved out without notifying the owner. Whom do you wish to see?

Question 63

Use an apostrophe in

Answer 63

bachelor’s degree, a master’s, etc.,