EXERCISE:USING THE ASSOCIATED PRESS STYLEBOOK

Using your AP Stylebook, write complete sentences using the words, numbers and symbols below. To complete this assignment successfully, you will need to look up each item on the list. Example: (I bought abook today. I ate anapple for lunch.) Some of these are tricky. To find the answers, you will need to search the book under various headings such as titles, numerals, datelines, collective nouns, and punctuation. Your sentences should be typed, double-spaced, and numbered from one to 40.

1. a and an.

2. doctor paul jones and the honorable reverend picky jones.

3. the time, day, month and year (all used in the same sentence).

4. a college degree.

5. a complete street address (with number).

6. affect and effect.

7. ages for a child and an adult.

8. allege.

9. 23,499,999 dollars.

10. %.

11. call letters for a radio station.

12. president (before a name and standing alone).

13. capital and capitol.

14. a number under 10 and a number over 10.

15. the four principal regions of the united states.

16. incorporated or corporation (as part of the firm's name).

17. the "datelines" for nashville, atlanta, birmingham, and new orleans. (Which ones require a state?)

18. tues. and wed. (abbreviated or not?)

19. earth (both ways).

20. ensure and insure.

21. a simple series with four items.

22. a list of meeting attendees (see the example in Chapter 2... What kind of punctuation is used?).

23. site and sight.

24. full-time and full time.

25. a job description that can be used for a man or a woman.

26. its and it's.

27. sr. and jr.

28. mid and mid-.

29. a city and state (used together).

30. part time and part-time.

31. the plural form of alumnus.

32. the possessive of witness.

33. a direct quote with attribution.

34. rsvp.

35. vip.

36. the first and second reference of a name in the same story.

37. 1990s or 1990's (choose the correct one!)

38. 80s or '80s (choose the correct one!)

39. travelled or traveled (choose the correct one!)

40. Write a sentence that begins with the number 547.