Sunday, October 5, 2008
AP STYLE EXERCISE (M-R)
Please identify and correct the AP style errors in the following sentences. Post the corrected sentences on your blog.
1) He hopes to make $1 billion dollars by the time he’s 40. Already he figures his net worth is between $2 million and $3 million, depending on current stock prices. (3)
2) Lt. Col. John Carpenter was a Cadet at the U.S. Naval Academy and served in the 7th Fleet. (4)
3) Twenty-one winners were named two days after the 3rd Annual Procrastination Awards Ceremony. (3)
4) It was a one-sided game, and he was a poor loser. After losing the playoff when his ball went out of bounds, he made an off-color remark that could be heard in the stands. (4)
5) Hundreds of people attended Sunday's race to watch 75 top bicyclists pedal across the finish line. (3)
6) Every winter, the Joneses and the Kinneys pore over travel brochures, planning their summer trip together. This year, they’re hoping to go to Panama City. (3)
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1) $1 billion (no need to add "dollars" when you have the $ sign)
2) This one's tricky. The Navy doesn't have cadets or the rank of "Lt. Col." It should be Lt. Cmdr. and midshipman.
3) third annual
4) Good
5) Good
6) Which Panama City? There's more than one.
15/20
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