MCM 113: AP Stylebook & Grammar Worksheet #1 Name: Date: Section 1: In the following sentences, correct the AP Style errors using standard proofreading marks. Each sentence has atleast one error and some have multiple errors. The total # of errors in this section should equal 30. For this worksheet, consult the following sections in the 2010 AP Stylebook: "Abbreviations and Acronyms Addresses Ages Capitalization Holidays Languages Months Numerals, State Names ‘Times Titles Janve’ 1) ‘The kickoff for the ans fandlaiseris set for 1145 XM 2) The President asked, "Is there a Dt. inthe house?" ae 3) Governor Matt Blunt lives on PennsylvaniaAve.,in Washington; 38 4) Asa child, Mina Smith, now thirty-eight; learned latin in school. 5) The english faculey agreed to teach f classes each for the next én years. dsl 6) Although she lived in Houston, TX, for years, Sally Schwinn now resides he fut 4 Buel 7) Fischer, the school board President, visited 5 students atNime Cambridge Boutevard yesterday See 8) The Mississippi river flooded for the 4 time this year. je » A sp year-old boy crashed his mother’s cat September 15 at 400 Circle Street. (476 ocelot 10) Nimeteerrseventy-six was a record year for-Dec. snowfall in Quincy, Illinois. MM) Ari2, i eal And fa een tn Pale an eno Eg birthday. 12) On Columbus day, students at Kreitner elementary researched his voyage.MCM 113: Worksheet #1 Section 2: Grammar Review PRONOUN USAGE: (1 point cach) In each of the following sentences, circle the correct pronoun. 1) No matter how you look atit, it was be. het) whom they opposed. 2), Jack can play ball as well as you or 1 Qi). 3) You have lived here longer than (wep) 4) Tewas & het) they considered last. 5) (Wa, are they asking? 6) Nobody can be as lucky ache, him), 7) The campus policeman swore it was ©: them) whom he had seen. 8) Do you think that @ ‘us) students can do anything about today’s fashions? 9) McGrath is the only woman here (nom Gv) Tknow very well, 10) I must admit, between you and (, me), I failed that lst test. WORD CHOICE: (1 point each) Circle the cotrect word in each of the following sentences. 11) (Grcept fecep) your aviation ae 12) Everyone will be there((except, accept) Jane. ES 13) Will you give me some (advise, Gude 14) That drug has powerful (effect a 15) We looked up at the dome of the (capital Gapitol 16) Rodriguez supplied the (capital/eapitol for the project. 17) George had an (affective(ffective) manner of speaking, 18) 1 ((@vise,)advice) you to sell your mining stock. =< 19) e)ther, they're) house is up for sale 26) We will go with you, (to, 9).MCM 113: AP Stylebook & Grammar Worksheet #2 Name: Date: Section 1: In the following sentences, correct the AP Style errors using standard proofreading ‘marks, Each sentence has at least one error and some have multiple errors. The total # of errors in this section should equal 40. For this worksheet, consult sections A- in the 2010 AP Stylebook and all previous sections from AP Worksheet #1: 1) Timothy Little is the English Bepartment chair at the £ollege 2) Shannon Philpott serves as the advis6r for the student newspaper. 3) On April Fool@Day, pranks and jokes are typical. ot 4) The child was moving backwarg¢through the back yard. wed 5) _ Itis not unusual for Nicholas Sparks to achieve the bestseller list along with the bible. 6) The newspaper publishes bi-weekly except for the week of Washington's birthday. 7) The childcare center offers affordable rates for students while maintaining capital for Rockhurst college. 8) A douglynut costs sions rere eet cae 9) At Tuesday’s meeting, congress approved the stimulus package. 10) A Texas City celebrated its heritage at a local Church. ; = 11) Sally Smith is on the Bean's lise this semester after publishing the article Way With Words on Mondes) 12) President Barack Obama will address the nation December1 from the capitol 13) At the Emmy’s, Susan Lucci was left empty-handed, 14) The Federal court ruled that Starbucks could no longer sell expressos. ( ood) 15) ‘The First Lady jumped on the He ieel in Huntington Beach, California.