Please replace the incorrect words with correct words in the following sentences using AP Style. There may be more than one error per sentence; all sentences contain at least one error. Use correct AP style, punctuation, grammar and spelling errors.)
1. Original: California’s Gubernatorial election attracted one hundred and thirty five candidates, including republicans, democrats, two actors, and a .
Correct: California’s gubernatorial election attracted one hundred and thirty five candidates including Republicans, Democrats, two actors, and a .
2. Original: He lives at 1616 Riverdale Rd.
Correct: He lives at 1616 Riverdale rd.
3. Original: Peoria, Illinois is farther from Madison, Wisc. than it is from Louisville Kent.
Correct: Peoria, Illinois is farther from Madison, Wisconsin than it is from Louisville Kentucky.
4. Original: Tom Brokaw retired as N.B.C.’s anchorperson.
Correct: Tom Brokaw retired as NBC’s anchorperson.
5. Original: Sergeant Major Robert Jones accepted the award from U.S. Representative Steny Hoyer (Demo-Maryland), the congressperson who represents the States fifth district.
Correct: Sgt. Maj. Robert Jones accepted the award from U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer (Demo-Maryland), the Congressperson who represents the State’s Fifth District.
6. Original: Judges on the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a 1st amendment argument by Newspaper Publisher Phillip Graham.
Correct: Judges of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a First Amendment argument by newspaper publisher, Phillip Graham.
7. Original: There is little to do in College Park, MD except attend classes.
Correct: There is little to do in College Park, Maryland except attend classes.
8. Original: “Terrorists will pay for their actions”, V.P. Joe Biden said in a campaign speech last fall.
Correct: “Terrorists will pay for their actions,” Vice President Joe Biden said in a campaign speech last fall.
9. Original: His investments were valued at 11 million dollars, but he couldn't afford .10 for a cup of coffee.
Correct: His investments were valued at 11 million dollars, but he couldn't afford a dime for a cup of coffee.
10. Original: The 14 year old basketball player was already 6 foot 2.
Correct: The 14-year-old basketball player was already 6’2”.
Your correction for #1 is good so far, but there needs to be one more thing corrected in there.
#2 - The original is correct.
#3 is not fully correct yet. Two more commas need to be added.
#4 and #8 and #10 - Your corrections are good.
#5 - You have made some good corrections, but there still are errors in there.
#6 - Your correction has several errors in it.
#7 - Still one more correction to be made.
#9 - There are alternatives, but your correction seems good to me.
#3 is not fully correct yet. Two more commas need to be added.
writeacher please where do i put the two comma's at because i have been reading through and i don't seem to figure it out.
#5 - You have made some good corrections, but there still are errors in there.
#6 - Your correction has several errors in it.
#7 - Still one more correction to be made.
Please where is there error part on # 1, 5, 6 and 7 ?
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/hyphen.htm
In addition to separating a city's name from its state's name with a comma, you need a comma AFTER the state's name unless it's at the end of a sentence.
EX: Peoria, Illinois, is farther from Madison, Wisconsin, than it is from Louisville, Kentucky.
Great job, here are the corrections for each sentence:
1. Original: California’s Gubernatorial election attracted one hundred and thirty five candidates, including republicans, democrats, two actors, and a .
Correct: California’s gubernatorial election attracted one hundred and thirty-five candidates, including Republicans, Democrats, two actors, and a .
To correct this sentence, we need to change "Gubernatorial" to "gubernatorial" to follow AP style. Also, we need to add a hyphen between "thirty" and "five" to correctly write out the number.
2. Original: He lives at 1616 Riverdale Rd.
Correct: He lives at 1616 Riverdale Rd.
There are no errors in this sentence.
3. Original: Peoria, Illinois is farther from Madison, Wisc. than it is from Louisville Kent.
Correct: Peoria, Illinois is farther from Madison, Wisconsin than it is from Louisville, Kentucky.
To correct this sentence, we need to change "Wisc." to "Wisconsin" and "Kent" to "Kentucky".
4. Original: Tom Brokaw retired as N.B.C.’s anchorperson.
Correct: Tom Brokaw retired as NBC’s anchorperson.
To correct this sentence, we need to change "N.B.C.’s" to "NBC’s" to follow AP style.
5. Original: Sergeant Major Robert Jones accepted the award from U.S. Representative Steny Hoyer (Demo-Maryland), the congressperson who represents the States fifth district.
Correct: Sgt. Maj. Robert Jones accepted the award from U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland), the congressman who represents the state's fifth district.
To correct this sentence, we need to change "Sergeant Major" to "Sgt. Maj.", "Representative" to "Rep.", "Demo-Maryland" to "D-Maryland", and "States" to "state's". Also, we need to change "fifth" to "fifth" to correctly write out the ordinal number.
6. Original: Judges on the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a 1st amendment argument by Newspaper Publisher Phillip Graham.
Correct: Judges of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a First Amendment argument by newspaper publisher Phillip Graham.
To correct this sentence, we need to change "Second" to "2nd", "U.S." to "U.S.", "1st" to "First", and "Newspaper Publisher" to "newspaper publisher".
7. Original: There is little to do in College Park, MD except attend classes.
Correct: There is little to do in College Park, Maryland except attend classes.
To correct this sentence, we need to change "MD" to "Maryland".
8. Original: “Terrorists will pay for their actions”, V.P. Joe Biden said in a campaign speech last fall.
Correct: “Terrorists will pay for their actions,” Vice President Joe Biden said in a campaign speech last fall.
To correct this sentence, we need to change "V.P." to "Vice President" and capitalize "Joe Biden's" title.
9. Original: His investments were valued at 11 million dollars, but he couldn't afford .10 for a cup of coffee.
Correct: His investments were valued at 11 million dollars, but he couldn't afford a dime for a cup of coffee.
To correct this sentence, we need to change ".10" to "a dime" to avoid using decimals when discussing money.
10. Original: The 14 year old basketball player was already 6 foot 2.
Correct: The 14-year-old basketball player was already 6’2”.
To correct this sentence, we need to add a hyphen between "14" and "year old" to correctly write out the age. Also, we need to use the symbol ' instead of "foot" to denote the height as feet and inches.