Journalism Midterm Review

You should never use "in the morning" or "in the afternoon" to replace a.m. or p.m.

Noon and midnight should always be spelled out.

What's wrong with the following statement? “We played a good game,” said volleyball coach John Palacio.

What's wrong with the following statement? The baseball player hurt his hand during the 7th inning.

He (could of, could have) studied more but he had to go to work.

What's wrong with the following statement? The pop cost $1 and fifteen cents.

What's wrong with the following statement? Only 2 students failed the quiz.

Correct the sentence: After a poll of 510 kennedy high school students, 55% chose McDonald’s as having the best fries.

Correct the sentence: Lewis and clark crossed the western portion of the united states after the louisiana purchase.

Days of the week should be abbreviated.

Lakewood's students (are, our) better than Rocky River's students.

She (received, recieved) a high score for her flawless dive.

She wished the concert started at 7 p.m. instead of 6 p.m. because (then, than) she wouldn't have to request off work.

Ms. B moved (to, too) Lakewood from Chicago.

What's wrong with the following statement? Today's date is Oct. 20th.

What's wrong with the following statement? His birthday is Dec. 15.

If a number is a million, billion, etc., write out the word instead of using the numeral.

Unless it's a year, never start a sentence with a numeral, even if it's 10 or over.

If talking about grades, it should always be a numeral, even 9th.

When talking about ordinal numbers, first through ninth should be spelled out, and 10th+ should be written as numerals.

Commas and periods go outside the quotation marks.

What's wrong with the following statement? Nineteen students signed up for Cornhole Club.

What's wrong with the following statement? The weather starts getting colder in Oct.

Check the (reference, referrance) desk at the library if you're having trouble finding a book.

Lakewood is the best (highschool, high school).

Correct the sentence: “Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles” has a $20 million listing at 2627 Sunset Blvd.

How many spaces should there be after a period?

She had (a lot, alot) more time on her hands now that volleyball season was over.

Which is written correctly?

The (receipt, reciept) has a coupon for your next visit.

What's wrong with the following statement? Chicago rents have increased on average 8 percent for the last three years.

What's wrong with the following statement? Ms. B started class five minutes late because she was making copies.

The (whether, weather) is beautiful today.

Numbers one through nine should be spelled out (when not talking about monetary units).

Choose the correct form of the club.

What's wrong with the following statement? The shirt cost 22 dollars.

Which is written correctly?

What's wrong with the following statement? Lakewood high school is the best high school in the world.

What's wrong with the following statement? The school day ends at 3:00 p.m.

What's wrong with the following statement? The cross country runner came in eighth place.

If listing a time that is on the hour, it's okay to use o' clock. Ex: 5 o' clock

Monetary units over a dollar are always written as a numeral.

Correct the sentence: Since the pandemic, both catholic and episcopal churches have seen declining congregation numbers.

Since 11 and 12 are higher than ten, they should be spelled out when writing times.ex: eleven a.m. or twelve p.m.

What punctuation needs to be added to the following sentence? The theme to the party is the 1980s or 80s neon.

A.M. and P.M. should always be capitalized.

What's wrong with the following statement? He got a ticket for $500 for doing 45 mph in a 25 mph school zone.

His dream is to become a (playwrite, playwright) with shows on Broadway.

Scores should be written as whichever team was mentioned first, even if their score was lower.

If the amount is under $1, follow the AP rules for numerals.

What's wrong with the following sentence? Ms. B's is free second, fifth, and eighth periods.

Choose the correct form of the time.

The cat cleaned (its, it's) paws.

The following statement is written correctly: The concert is at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.

Ms. Morgan is the (principal, principle) at LHS.

He got a low score on his paper because he had too many (mispelled, misspelled) words.

Oxford commas are acceptable in AP style.

(Your, You're) going to be late to school if you hit the snooze button again.

Months without dates are not abbreviated.