AP Style - A

(a)   Mary Smith works at the hospital.

• Doctor
• doctor
• dr
• Dr.

____ Mike Schultz made his announcement on Tuesday.

• Lieutenant Gov.

• Lieutenant Governor

• L.G.

• Lt. Gov.

Our class listened to the speech given by Martin Luther King ____.

• , jr.

• , Jr.

• Jr.

• junior

Answer explanation

Capitalize and abbreviate Jr. or Sr. after a full name.

I stopped by Agri-Placements ____ to talk about getting an application.

• Inc.

• inc.

• Incorporated

• Incor.

Answer explanation

Always abbreviate: Inc., Co., Corp., Ltd.

The meeting will start at 6:30 ___.

• PM

• P.M.

• p.m.

• pm

In 900 ___, the Romans built the colosseum.

• BC

• B.C.

• b.c.

• b.c.

Answer explanation

A.D. and B.C. - use periods in most two-letter abbreviations.

We will be in room ____ 9 for the lecture.

• Number

• number

• #

• No.

Answer explanation

Only abbreviate with numerals

My birthday is in ___.

• Oct.

• october

• October

• octo.

The couple was married in _____ 2020.

• Nov.

• nov.

• November

• november

My birthday is ____ 17, 1989.

• August

• Aug.

• aug.

• august

Answer explanation

Abbreviate months with greater than 5 letters and used with a specific date.