CHAPTER 3 EXERCISES
1. Unless your instructor tells you otherwise, use the Associated Press style rules given in this chapter and the AP stylebook to circle the correct style in each of the following sets. All are first reference unless otherwise
a. 4th and Iowa streets
4th & Iowa
Fourth and Iowa streets Fourth and Iowa Streets
b. 5 cents
five cents
5¢
$.05
c. The Supreme Court ruled eight to one.
The Supreme Court ruled 8–1.
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1. The Supreme Court ruled 8/1.
d. (news story)
She is 5 feet 8 inches. She is 5-8.
She is five feet eight. She is 5 feet 8.
e. 12 noon
noon
12 a.m. noon 12:00 p.m. 12:00 noon
f. 8 p.m. tonight
8 P.M. tonight
8 tonight
8:00 tonight
g. 2011 A.D.
2011 AD
A.D. 2011
AD 2011
h. Number One choice Number 1 choice No. 1 choice No. one choice
i. Joe Jones, 7 Joe Jones, seven seven-year-old Joe Jones
j. the ’60s the ’60’s the 60s the 60’s
k. The odds were 5-4.
The odds were five to four. The odds were 5 to 4. The odds were five-four.
l. The baby weighed 8 pounds,
13 ounces. The baby weighed 8#13. The baby weighed 8 lbs., 13 oz. The baby weighed eight pounds,
13 ounces. The baby weighed eight lbs., 13 oz.
m. The boy is nineteen. The boy is 19. The man is 19. The man is nineteen.
n. The girl is nineteen. The girl is 19. The woman is 19. The woman is nineteen.
o. I owe you three dollars. I owe you $3. I owe you $3.00. I owe you 3 dollars.
p. She represents the 8th Congressional
District. She represents the Eighth Congressional
District. She represents the 8th congressional
district. She represents the eighth congressional
district.
q. the 9-by-12 rug the nine-by-12 rug the 9 by 12 rug the nine by 12 rug
r. Queen Elizabeth 2nd Queen Elizabeth Two Queen Elizabeth the Second Queen Elizabeth II
s. $1,200,000 1.2 million dollars 1,200,000 million dollars $1.2 million
t. Fifth Armored Division 5th Armored Division Fifth Armored Div. 5th Armored Div.
2. Circle the correct Associated Press style in each of the following sets. All are first reference unless otherwise noted.
a. from $6 to $7 million
from $6-$7 million
from $6 million to $7 million from six to seven million dollars
b. 10 knots
10 knots per hour ten knots ten kph
c. Her sons are 15, 12, and seven.
Her sons are 15, 12 and 7.
Her sons are 15, 12, and 7.
d. They have 12 chairs, five tables and four
lamps. They have 12 chairs, 5 tables and 4 lamps.
e. Act 1, Scene 3
act 1, scene 3
Act One, Scene Three Act I, Scene 3 Act I, Scene III
f. The incumbent beat King 11,101 to
9,706. The incumbent beat King 11,101-9,706. The incumbent beat King 11.1 thousand
to 9.7 thousand.
g. Go to Cumberland Avenue
Go to Cumberland Ave.
Go to Cumberland avenue
Go to Cumberland ave.
h. 123 9th St. 123 Ninth St. 123 9th Street 123 Ninth Street
i. Captain Mary Brown Capt. Mary Brown Mary Brown, Captain
j. Chancellor Marvin Smith Dr. Marvin Smith, Chancellor Chancellor Dr. Marvin Smith Chanc. Marvin Smith
k. (second reference) Chancellor Smith Chan. Smith Smith Dr. Smith
l. Carol Bass, Vice-Chancellor of Student
Affairs, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Carol
Bass Carol Bass, vice chancellor for student
affairs, Carol Bass, vice-chancellor of student
affairs,
m. (second reference) Vice Chancellor Bass Bass V-C of student affairs Bass
n. (second reference)
Attorney General Herman Att. Gen. Herman A.G. Herman Herman
o. (second reference) Dr. Smith Mary Smith Ms. Smith Smith Mary
p. from Jan. 22-25 from January 22 to 25 from Jan. 22 to Jan. 25 from Jan. 22 to 25
q. Marilyn Jones, dean of law Law School Dean Marilyn Jones Marilyn Jones, dean of the School of Law
r. the English Department the Department of English the English department
s. the History Department the History department the history department the Department of history the Department of History
t. Grade Point Average GPA
grade point average g.p.a.
3. Circle the correct Associated Press style in each of the following sets. All are first reference unless otherwise noted.
a. National Organization for Women
National Organization of Women
b. His birthday is in Feb.
His birthday is in February.
c. His birthday is Feb. 8.
His birthday is February 8.
His birthday is 8 February.
His birthday is the eighth of February.
d. It is a large Corp.
It is a large corporation.
It is a large corp.
It is a large Corporation.
e. She is an executive at the Hanover Corp.
She is an executive at the Hanover
Corporation. She is an executive at the Hanover corp. She is an executive at the Hanover
corporation.
f. 35 m.p.h.
35 mph
g. Mount Everest
Mt. Everest
h. (in a sports story)
first base
First Base
1st base
1st Base
i. the television show “Jeopardy”
the television show Jeopardy
j. The New York Times the New York Times the “New York Times”
k. Dorothy Bowles, professor of journalism Prof. Dorothy Bowles, journalism Professor of Journalism Dorothy Bowles Dorothy Bowles, prof. of journ.
Prof. Dr. Dorothy Bowles
l. (second reference) Prof. Bowles Professor Bowles Bowles
Dr. Bowles
m. Carmen Jones, asst. prof. of history, Asst. Prof. Carmen Jones
Carmen Jones, assistant professor of
history
Carmen Jones, assistant professor in
history,
n. 7 a.m.
7 A.M.
7:00 a.m.
7:00 A.M.
o. the Tennessee River the Tennessee river the Tenn. River
the Tenn. River
p. 17th Century
Seventeenth Century 17th century seventeenth century
q. (second reference, midsentence) Coach Hufford
coach Hufford
Coach Bonnie Hufford
r. They traveled through the West Coast states.
They traveled through the west coast states.
s. The oil spill was along the East Coast. The oil spill was along the east coast.
t. Knox County District Court Knox County district court district court of Knox county
4. Circle the correct Associated Press style in each of the following sets. All are first reference unless otherwise noted.
a. the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers
the Mississippi and Ohio rivers
the Miss. and Ohio rivers
b. He drove northwest.
He drove Northwest.
He drove north west.
c. Philippine islands
Aleutian islands
Pacific islands
Mediterranean Islands
d. Department of Defense
defense department
department of defense
Defense department
e. Western Texas
western Texas
W. Texas
West Texas
f. Knox County jail
Knox County Jail
Knox Co. jail
g. Knoxville Fire Department
Knoxville f re department
Knoxville Fire Dept.
h. The town has no Fire Department. The town has no f re department.
i. U.S. House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives US House
U.S. House of Reps.
j. Gen. William Smith General William Smith general William Smith William Smith, General
k. National Anthem National anthem national anthem
l. National guard national guard National Guard
m. Pacific Ocean Pacific ocean pacific ocean
n. He is the Pope. He is the pope. He is the Pontiff.
o. the State of Texas the state of Texas The State of Texas
p. Detroit, Mich. Detroit Detroit, MI Detroit, Michigan
q. Tuesday at 7 p.m. in 127 University
Center
In 127 University Center Tuesday at 7 p.m. 7 p.m. Tuesday in 127 University Center
7 p.m. Tuesday night in University Center
room 127
r. Liverpool, Great Britain Liverpool, England Liverpool, United Kingdom Liverpool
s. El Paso, Texas El Paso El Paso, Tex. El Paso, TX
t. Paris, France Paris, Fr. Paris
5. Circle the correct Associated Press style in each of the following sets. All are first reference unless otherwise noted.
a. San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan, P.R.
San Juan
b. Temperatures fell 5 degrees.
Temperatures fell five degrees.
Temperatures fell 5°.
c. (standing alone in sentence; not a title)
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Chief Justice of the United States
chief justice of the United States
chief justice of the Supreme Court
d. pom-pom squad
pom pom squad
pompom squad
pom-pon squad
e. We will play this coming Saturday.
We will play Saturday.
We will play next Saturday.
f. U.S. Congress
U.S. congress
United States Congress
United States’ Congress
United States congress
g. daylight-saving time
daylight savings time
DST
daylight-savings time
h. 62 degrees Fahrenheit 62F. 62 Fahr. Fahrenheit 62 F 62
i. Flags ashore sometimes fly at half-mast. Flags ashore sometimes fly at half mast. Flags ashore sometimes fly at half-staff. Flags ashore sometimes fly at half staff.
j. He committed suicide; he hung himself. He committed suicide; he hanged himself.
He committed suicide; he was hanged.
He committed suicide; he was hung.
k. hydrogen bomb H-Bomb
H-bomb
Hydrogen Bomb
l. T-shirt
Tee-shirt
t-shirt
T shirt
m. catsup ketchup catchup Ketchup
n. K Mart K-Mart K mart K-mart Kmart
o. held High Mass
held high mass
sung High Mass celebrated high Mass
p. the Rev. James Jones
Rev. James Jones
Reverend James Jones
the Rev. Mr. James Jones
q. 12 midnight
12:00 midnight
12 a.m. midnight
12 p.m. midnight midnight
r. The team is ranked No. 1.
The team is ranked number one. The team is ranked Number One. The team is ranked #1.
s. King George III
King George 3d
King George 3rd
King George the Third
t. 1 1/2% 1.5%
1 1/2 per cent 1.5 percent 1.5 per cent
6. Use entries for Internet, We b and other alphabetical entries of the AP stylebook to select the correct sentence in each of the following.
a. The program is available on CD-ROM disc.
The program is available on CD-Rom.
The program is available on CD-ROM.
The program is available on CD-Rom disc.
b. I left my cell phone at home.
I left my cellphone at home.
c. William Gibson popularized the term cyberspace.
William Gibson popularized the term cyber-space.
d. Double click the mouse to open a link.
Doubleclick the mouse to open a link.
Double-click the mouse to open a link.
e. IPhone combines features of a media player and wireless web browser.
IPhone combines features of a media player and wireless Web browser.
iPhone combines features of a media player and wireless Web browser.
f. Please email your professor.
Please Email your professor.
Please e-mail your professor.
Please E-mail your professor.
g. The book focuses on the end user. (noun)
The book focuses on the enduser. (noun)
The book focuses on the end-user. (noun)
h. My picture f le is titled Bob.GIF. My picture f le is titled bob.gif. My picture f le is titled bob.Gif.
i. The student wants to work in IT.
The student wants to work in information technology. The student wants to work in Information Technology. The student wants to work in I.T.
j. Use your logon for lab computers. (noun) Use your log on for lab computers. (noun) Use your log-on for lab computers. (noun)
k. Susan must logon at school. (verb) Susan must log on at school. (verb) Susan must log-on at school. (verb)
l. The computer is always online.
The computer is always on line.
The computer is always on-line.
m. Connection trouble caused the computer to be off ine. Connection trouble caused the computer to be off line. Connection trouble caused the computer to be off-line.
n. I need more Ram to run that program. I need more ram to run that program. I need more RAM to run that program.
o. Most computers arrive with a generic screensaver.
Most computers arrive with a generic screen saver.
Most computers arrive with a generic screen-saver.
p. Here is the source code for my Web page. Here is the sourcecode for my Web page. Here are the source codes for my Web page. Here are the sourcecodes for my Web page.
q. The zoo has an extensive website.
The zoo has an extensive Website.
The zoo has an extensive Web site.
The zoo has an extensive web site.
r. The Webmaster’s name is usually listed at the bottom of the page.
The webmaster’s name is usually listed at the bottom of the page.
The Web master’s name is usually listed at the bottom of the page.
The web master’s name is usually listed at the bottom of the page.
Exercises 7 through 11 are designed to acquaint you with the wide range of information the AP stylebook includes in addition to style matters. If the answer is not in the edition of the stylebook that you are using, look for the answer in another reference source. Use correct AP style to write answers for the following questions.
7. Entries A–C
a. Where is the headquarters for the AAA?
b. Who presents the Academy Awards?
c. What glands produce adrenalin?
d. What is the former name of Aeromexico
airlines?
e. What is the preferred term for African-
American?
f. What is the difference between an agnostic
and an atheist?
g. What is the full, scientific name for AIDS?
h. Is the Atomic Energy Commission still in existence?
i. What countries formed the Axis alliance during World War II?