http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/735/02/
and
http://www.wwu.edu/journalism/syllabi/207labmanual.htm
and
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index2.htm
11, 20. Read up on when to capitalize and when not.
12. I think the original was correct.
13, 16, 18. OK
14, 16, 19. Still errors that need to be corrected. See Commas #4 in the Commnet website above.
15. See the second link above and read about identifying political parties.
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.)
11. Original: More than sixty persons are waiting to get into my Journalism class.
Correct: More than 60 persons are waiting to get into my Journalism class.
12. Original: The United States Constitution says the President is elected rather than appointed.
Correct: The United States Constitution says that the President is elected rather than appointed.
13. Original: I celebrate my birthday on Mar.1st, but I was really born on February 29th.
Correct: I celebrate my birthday on March 1st, but I was really born on February 29th.
14. Original: The Federal Bureau of Investigation and police in Montgomery County Md. searched for 3 weeks for the snipers who killed eleven people with a 223 calibur rifle.
Correct: The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the police in Montgomery County, Md. searched for 3 weeks for the snipers who killed 11 people with a 223-caliber rifle.
15. Original: Senator Barbara Mikulski, Democrat Maryland, has a six-year-old son who is in the 1st grade.
Correct: Senator Barbara Mikulski (Democrat Maryland) has a six-year-old son who is in the first grade.
16. Original: Former mayor Sandra Alexander lives at 1021 South Park Dr., which is in the 3rd District.
Correct: Former mayor Sandra Alexander lives at 1021 South Park Drive, which is in the 3rd District.
17. Original: The bridge in San Francisco, California is a possible terrorist target in the west.
Correct: The Bridge in San Francisco, California is a possible terrorist target in the West.
18. Original: Our journalism class begins at 8 A.M. on Tues., September 2nd.
Correct: Our journalism class begins at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, September 2.
19. Original: Marion Greenway, thirty-two, of Topeka Kansas is the town’s 1st women mayor.
Correct: Marion Greenway, 32, of Topeka, Kansas is the town’s first woman mayor.
20. Original: There are ten women and 4 men in my chemistry class.
Correct: There are 10 women and 4 men in my Chemistry class.
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20. Original: There are ten women and 4 men in my chemistry class.
Correct before: There are 10 women and 4 men in my Chemistry class.
Correct now: There are ten women and four men in my Chemistry class.
15. Original: Senator Barbara Mikulski, Democrat Maryland, has a six-year-old son who is in the 1st grade.
Correct before: Senator Barbara Mikulski (Democrat Maryland) has a six-year-old son who is in the first grade.
Correct now: Senator Barbara Mikulski (Democrat Maryland) has a 6 year old son who is in the first grade.
Correct before: There are 10 women and 4 men in my Chemistry class.
Correct now: There are ten women and four men in my Chemistry class.
15. Original: Senator Barbara Mikulski, Democrat Maryland, has a six-year-old son who is in the 1st grade.
Correct before: Senator Barbara Mikulski (Democrat Maryland) has a six-year-old son who is in the first grade.
Correct now: Senator Barbara Mikulski (Democrat Maryland) has a 6 year old son who is in the first grade.
Apparently, you didn't bother to read the links I posted for you above.
In the second link:
• Abbreviate names of political parties when used parenthetically or in election statistics:
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., said today….
In the second link:
• Abbreviate names of political parties when used parenthetically or in election statistics:
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., said today….
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