The Basics Flashcards
What is effect?
Verb: to cause
Noun: result
State Abbreviation?
Wrong: Northridge, CA
Right: Northridge, Calif.
Died?
Use died, not passed away
Held?
Wrong: the convention held its meeting on Thursday.
Right: the club had its meeting on Thursday.
Numerals?
Spell out the numbers 1-9
10 and higher use numerals
Seasons?
Lowercase spring, summer, fall, or winter unless it is part of a formal name.
Series of three or more?
Do not use a comma before the word “and” when listing a series of three or more things.
To?
Use (to) between two dates, times or numerals
Who?
Pronoun used for references to human beings and animals.
Whom?
Used when someone is the object of the verb
A.m. P.m.?
Lowercase with periods
Apostrophes?
To show possession: the alumni’s contributions.
Addresses?
Use abrieviatons ave. blvd. St. Only with number addresses. Alley, drive or road is always spelled out.
Academic Departments
Use lowercase except for words that are proper nouns or adjectives
Over?
Acceptable for both space and quantity.
More than?
Their salaries increased more than $20 a week.
Quote Marks
“CSUN is a great place to learn”, said Stephanie Bluestein, Journalism Professor.
Spacing
Use only one space between sentences
Titles
Capitalize formal titles used directly before a person's name. Courtesy titles (Mr. Mrs. Ms. Miss) only in direct quotations.
What is affect
Verb: to influence
Noun: to avoid
