AP Style - D - N

The event will be held September ___.

• 20

• 20th

• twenty

• twentieth

Answer explanation

Always use figures

Do not use st, rd, nd, th

The camp will be in session July _____.

• 6th-9th

• 6th to 9th

• 6-9

• 6 to 9

Answer explanation

Always use figures

Do not use st, rd, nd, th

Spell out "to"

My birthday is on ___.

• Wednesday

• Wed.

• Wedns.

• wednesday

Answer explanation

Capitalize

Do not abbreviate unless stated in a group

Ex) We are open Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs.

The _____ were a hard time in America.

• 1920's

• 1920s

• 1920-s

• 1920,s

Answer explanation

Use numerals and no apostrophe unless to omit the thousand and hundreds number

I am a ____ kid.

• 90s

• 90's

• '90's

• '90s

Answer explanation

Use numerals and no apostrophe unless to omit the thousand and hundreds number

I am _____ tall.

• five feet eleven inches

• 5 ft. 11 in.

• 5 feet 11 inches

• 5-feet 11-inches

Answer explanation

Use figures and spell out inches, feet, yards, etc

Hyphenate adjective forms before nouns

The ______ man had to bend to enter the doorway.

• 6 foot 7 inches

• 6 ft. 7 in.

• 6-foot 7-inches

• 6-foot-7-inch

Answer explanation

Use figures and spell out inches, feet, yards, etc

Hyphenate adjective forms before nouns

_____ James Allison has an appointment available.

• doctor

• Doctor

• dr.

• Dr.

Answer explanation

Use Dr. on first reference as a formal title before a name

Do not continue to use after the first reference

Do not use it in front of people who have doctorates in math or Ph. D.’s

I made ____ by watering her flowers.

• $25

• twenty-five dollars

• 25 dollars

• twenty five dollars

Answer explanation

Always lowercase

Use numbers and $ unless in casual references to amounts without a figure

I am going to bring _____ to our meeting.

• donuts

• do nuts

• doughnuts

• dough nuts