Copy Editing Quiz 1

Identify the AP Style errors in the following sentence: Original Sentence: The mayor announced plans to build a new park in downtown city. “We believe this will benefit the community,” He said.

• The word "mayor" should be capitalized.

• The word "downtown" should be capitalized.

• The word "city" should be capitalized.

• "Downtown city" should be changed to "downtown."

Identify the AP Style errors in the following sentence: Original Sentence: The mayor announced plans to build a new park in downtown city. “We believe this will benefit the community,” He said.

• The word "He" should be lowercase.

• The quotation should begin with a capital letter.

• The comma should be replaced with a period.

• The word "community" should be capitalized.

Identify the AP Style errors in the following sentences: 1. Original Sentence: The company's annual revenue increased by 15 percent last year, which is an increase from $1.5M to $1.725M.

• Use the symbol "%" instead of the word "percent."

• Use the symbol "M" for "million."

• Use the word "million" instead of "M."

• The word "annual" should be capitalized.

Identify the AP Style errors in the following sentences: 1. Original Sentence: The company's annual revenue increased by 15 percent last year, which is an increase from $1.5M to $1.725M.

• •  Replace the number "1.5" with the word "one and a half."

• Use the word "million" instead of "M."

• Use lowercase "m" for "million."

• The phrase "last year" should be capitalized.

Identify the AP Style errors in the following sentences: 2. Original Sentence: She has lived in New York City, NY for over 10 years and loves the hustle and bustle of the big city.

• Use lowercase "city" when referring to New York City.

• Use "N.Y." instead of "NY."

• Delete NY

• The word "years" should be spelled out.

Identify the AP Style errors in the following sentences: 3. Original Sentence: The team won their game on Saturday, Nov. 25th, 2023, and will advance to the championship.

• Spell out "November" instead of abbreviating.

• Remove the comma after "Saturday."

• Remove "th" from "25th."

• Remove Saturday

Identify the AP Style errors in the following sentences: 4. Original Sentence: The concert will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on January 4th.

• Abbreviate "January" to "Jan."

• Use "Calif." instead of "California."

• Delete California

• Use "4" instead of "4th."

Identify the AP Style errors in the following sentences: 5. Original Sentence: The report was published on February 3rd, 2024, and highlights the need for more comprehensive climate policies.

• Use "Feb." instead of "February."

• Spell out "3rd" instead of using a number.

• Remove "rd" from "3rd."

• Remove the comma after "2024."

Identify the AP Style errors in the following sentences: 6. Original Sentence: The President will give his speech at 8:00 PM on Thursday evening, in the White House Rose Garden.

• Use lowercase "president."

• Use "8 p.m." instead of "8:00 PM."

• Remove "evening."

• Remove the comma after "evening."

• Use lowercase "rose garden"

Identify the AP Style errors in the following sentences: 7. Original Sentence: She earned her Bachelor’s degree in biology from Harvard University in 2015.

• Use lowercase "bachelor's."

• Remove the apostrophe in "Bachelor’s."

• Use lowercase "university."

• Add a comma after "biology."