Creative Editing
Chapter 3
Exercise 2
2. 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.
Go to Cumberland Avenue
Go to Cumberland Ave.
b.
123 9th St.
123 Ninth St.
123 9th Street
123 Ninth Street
c.
Captain Mary Brown
Capt. Mary Brown
Mary Brown, Captain
d.
Chancellor Marvin Smith
Dr. Marvin Smith, Chancellor
Chancellor Dr. Marvin Smith
Chanc. Marvin Smith
e. (second mention)
Chancellor Smith
Chan. Smith
Smith
Dr. Smith
f.
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
g. (second mention)
Vice Chancellor Bass
Bass
V-C of student affairs Bass
h. (second mention)
Attorney General Herman
Att. Gen. Herman
A.G. Herman
Herman
i. (second mention)
Dr. Smith
Mary Smith
Ms. Smith
Smith
Mary
j.
from Jan. 22-25
from January 22 to 25
from Jan. 22 to Jan. 25
from Jan. 22 to 25
k.
Marilyn Jones, dean of law
Law School Dean Marilyn Jones
Marilyn Jones, dean of the School of Law
l.
the English Department
the Department of English
the English department
m.
the History Department
the History department
the history department
the Department of history
the Department of History
n.
Grade Point Average
GPA
grade point average
g.p.a.
o.
National Organization for Women
National Organization of Women
p.
His birthday is in Feb.
His birthday is in February.
q.
His birthday is Feb. 8.
His birthday is February 8.
His birthday is 8 February.
His birthday is the eighth of February.
r.
It is a large Corp.
It is a large corporation.
It is a large corp.
It is a large Corporation.
s.
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.
t.
35 m.p.h.
35 mph
u.
Mount Everest
Mt. Everest
v. (in a sports story)
first base
First Base
1st base
1st Base
w.
the television show "Jeopardy"
the television show Jeopardy
x.
The New York Times
the New York Times
the "New York Times"
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