AP Stylebook Exercises #2

3.9

7. Goober Hicks lives at 10 W. Hardy St. He used to live in a run-down shack at 2803

Williamsburg Road.

8. Abby gave birth to a 9-pound baby boy.

9. The president invited me to dinner at the White House, but I could not fit it into my

schedule.

10. Sen. Davies said his earnings had increased 10% in the 1980s.

11. Barney the Dinosaur will be executed Tuesday, Nov. 2.

12. Twenty-five vagabonds attacked me from behind in front of the hub.

13. Snarkle found a 10-inch bug crawling in her spaghetti. “Great! Now I won’t need

seconds,” she exclaimed.

14. All the men in the ROTC chapter wore red, white and blue pantyhose to close in

January 1991.

15. The Bay City baseball team lost its final game 2–1 and climbed dejectedly back onto

its bus.

3.10

1. Q: What is the acceptable form of abbreviation for miles per hour? A: mph.

2. Q: What is the differences between civil and criminal cases? A: Criminal: gov. is prosecuting for a crime. Civil: person against person, person against business, etc.

3. The eyewitness found himself an eye-to-eye confrontation.

4. Q: If GMT is used on second reference, what must accompany it? A: a clock reading must accompany it.

5. Q: When do you capitalize grand jury? A: Never.

6. Q: Which is correct: Scene two, Scene 2, scene two or scene 2? A: Scene 2.

7. Q: Correct the spelling of “cuetips”. A: Q-tips.

8. Q: Which one of these refers to the building where government resides: capital, Capital or capitol? A: Capitol.

9. Q: What use of the term working class needs a hyphen? A: Working-class, as an adjective.

10. Q: Which term is correct: Christian Science Church or Church of Christian Scientists? A: Church of Christian Scientists, but both are acceptable.