AP Style Exercise (M-R)

AP STYLE EXERCISE (M-R)
Please identify and correct the AP style errors in the following sentences. Post the corrected sentences on your blog.

1) He hopes to make one billion dollars by the time he’s forty. Already he figures his net worth is between $2 and $3 million, depending on current stock prices. (3)

• He hopes to make a billion dollars by the time he’s 40. already he figures his net worth is between $2 million and $3 million, depending on current stock prices.

2) Lt. Colonel John Carpenter was a cadet at the U.S. Naval academy and served in the Seventh Fleet. (4)

• Lt. Col. John Carpenter was a cadet at the U.S. Naval Academy and served in the 7^th Fleet.

3) 21 winners were named 2 days after the 3rd annual procrastination awards ceremony. (3)

• Twenty one winners were named two days after the third annual procrastination awards.

4) It was a one sided game, and he was a poor loser. After losing the play off when his ball went out-of-bounds, he made an offcolor remark that could be heard in the stands. (4)

• It was a one-sided game, and he was a poor loser. After losing the playoff when his ball went out of bounds, he made an off-color remark that could be heard in the stands.

5) Hundreds of persons attended Sundays race to watch 75 top bicyclists peddle across the finish line. (3)

• Hundreds of people attended Sundays race to watch 75 top bicyclists pedal across the finish line.

6) Every winter, the Jones’ and the Kinneys pour over travel brochures, planning their summer trip together. This year they’re hoping to go to Panama City. (3)

• Every winter, the Jones’ and the Kinney’s pore over travel brochures, planning their summer trip together. This year they’re hoping to go to Panama City, Fla.