Creative Editing
Chapter 3
Exercise 1
1. Unless your instructor tells you otherwise, use the style rules given in this chapter and the AP stylebook, and delete all choices except the correct style in each of the following sets. All are first reference unless otherwise noted.
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
12:00 p.m.
12:00 noon
f.
8 p.m. tonight
8 P.M. tonight
8 tonight
8:00 tonight
g.
1999 A.D.
1999 AD
A.D. 1999
AD 1999
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.
u.
from $6 to $7 million
from $6-$7 million
from $6 million to $7 million
from six to seven million dollars
v.
10 knots
10 knots per hour
ten knots
ten kph
w.
Her sons are 15, 12, and seven.
Her sons are 15, 12 and 7.
x.
They have 12 chairs, five tables and four lamps.
They have 12 chairs, 5 tables and 4 lamps.
y.
Act 1, Scene 3
act 1, scene 3
Act One, Scene Three
Act I, Scene 3
Act I, Scene III
z.
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.
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