Ap Style Study Guide

Question 0

Academic departments

Answer 0

Use lowercase except for words that are proper nouns or adjectives.

Example: the English department, University of Connecticut Department of Medicine

Question 1

Academic degree

Answer 1

Wrong: Dr. Pam jones, Ph.D.
Right: Dr. Pam Jones, a chemist.

Question 2

Addresses

Answer 2

Use abbreviations Ave., Blvd. and St. only with a numbered address.

Example: 16000 Pennsylvania Ave.

Question 3

Affect, Effect

Answer 3

Affect, as a verb, means to influence.
Affect as a noun, is best avoided.

Effect as a verb, means to cause.
Effect as a noun, means to result.

Question 4

Ages

Answer 4

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

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

Question 5

Apostrophe

Answer 5

Wrong: she gave the CD’s to me
Right: He has to many CDs to count.

Question 6

California

Answer 6

The abbreviation is Calif. when the name of city is included.

Wrong: Northridge, CA
Right: Northirdge, Calif.

Question 7

Died

Answer 7

Use died, not passed away.

Question 8

It’s, its

Answer 8

It’s is a contraction for it is.

Its is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun.

Question 9

Months

Answer 9

Capitalize all names in all uses.
When a month is used with a specific date, abbreviate only. Ex: Jan.

Spell out months with five letters or less: July, June

Question 10

Numerals

Answer 10

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

Example: she was five years old, and she was 10.

Question 11

Quote marks

Answer 11

Use quote marks for exact, word-for-word comments. Put a comma inside the ending quote marks.

Question 12

Seasons

Answer 12

Lowercase spring, summer, fall, winter and derivatives such as springtime unless a formal name: Winter Olympics.

Question 13

Spacing

Answer 13

Use only one space between a sentences

Question 14

Titles

Answer 14

Capitalize formal titles used directly before a person’s name. ( Mr., Mrs., Miss)

Question 15

To

Answer 15

Use to between two dates, times or numerals.

Example: The library is open from June to March.

Question 16

That, which

Answer 16

Use that and which in referring to inanimate objects and to animals without a name.

Question 17

Who, whom

Answer 17

Who is the pronoun used for references to human beings and to animals.

Who is there?

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

Whom do you wish to see?

Question 18

Over

Answer 18

It generally refers to spatial relationships. The plane flew over the city.

But is now acceptable when referring to a quantity.

Question 19

More than

Answer 19

Their salaries increased more than $20 a week