AP Stylebook Quiz 1

Comma (In a series)

Use commas to separate elements in a series, but do not put a comma before the conjunction in most simple series.

Names

In general, use only last names on second reference. If two people share the same last name, use both the first and last name on subsequent references. Upon request, a person can be named by their public name rather than their real name. Children 15 or younger by their first name on second reference, but omit the first name and use the last name for serious cases. For 16-17 use judgement but generally use the surname.

Composition titles

Capitalize all words in a title except articles, prepositions of three letters or fewer, and conjunctions of three or fewer letters.

Put quotation marks around the names of all works except the Bible, Quran and other religious texts as well as reference material (dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc.) Do not use QM when referencing software, sculptures, or translating a foreign title into English UNLESS a work is generally referred by its foreign name.

Exclamation Point

Emphatic expressions: Use the mark to express a high degree of surprise, incredulity or other strong emotion

Avoid overuse: Use comma after mild interjections. End mildly exclamatory sentences with a period

Placement with quotes: Place the mark inside quotation marks when it is part of the quoted material, but place outside when not a part of the quoted material.

MISC: Do not use a comma or a period after the exclamation mark

Because, since

Use because to denote a specific cause-effect relationship. Since is acceptable in a casual sense when the first event in a sequence led logically to the second but it was not its direct cause