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AP Style: What's wrong with this sentence?; All Answers are Correct The girl, Anne Stockdale, age nine, was carrying 2 small boxes, five cents, and a can of mace. >>>The girl, Anne Stockdale, age... 9 (use numeral), was carrying two (spell out) small boxes, 5 cents (use numerals for money and omit comma) and a can of mace. At 12 noon yesterday, the Priest gave the 7 year old girl from Eugene, Ore., a bible and five dollars. >>>At (remove 12) noon yesterday, the priest (lowercase) gave the 7-yearold girl (add dashes) from Eugene, Oregon (spell out states), a Bible (cap) and $5. (use numeral and symbol) The teenager, who lives on Erie Av., is 5', 6" tall, weighs 140 pds., and likes both oreos and french fries. >>>The teenager, who lives on Erie Avenue (spell out bc no number), is 5 feet (remove comma) 6 inches tall, weighs 140 pounds (write out pounds and omit comma) and likes both Oreos (cap) and French fries (cap). During the 20th century, the Federal Govt. spent 4,800,000 million dollars to protect wildlife in the Calif. park. >>>During the 20th century, the federal government (lowercase and spell out) spent $4.8 million (condense to decimal and use $) to protect wildlife in the California (spell out) park. Seven persons, including Mrs. Evelyn Miehe, will meet the Realtor at 12 noon at the Sherer Realty Co. on King Dr. >>>Seven people (replace), including (remove Mrs.) Evelyn Miehe, will meet the Realtor at (remove 12) noon at the Sherer Realty Co. on King Drive (always spell out Drive). The child, age seven, was sipping a coke and carrying $0.25 as he walked north on Jamestown Blvd. at 8:20 a.m. yesterday. >>>The child, age 7 (use numeral), was sipping a Coke (cap) and carrying 25 cents (spell out and don't use symbol) as he walked north on Jamestown Boulevard (spell out bc no number) at 8:20 a.m. yesterday. The girl, age 19, will receive her degree in Journalism from a school in Mass. >>>The girl, age 19, will receive her degree in journalism (lowercase) from a school in Massachusetts (spell out). The Governor, a member of the democratic party, said his son earned a Ph.D. in the department of history during the 1960s. >>>The governor (lower case), a member of the Democratic Party (cap both), said his son earned a (remove Ph.D.) doctorate in the Department of History (cap) during the 1960s. The temperature in the Midwest fell below 0 at 12 midnight. >>>The temperature in the Midwest fell below zero (spell out) at (remove 12) midnight. A baby sitter in Reno, Nev., said she saves 50 percent of her earnings, or about one hundred dollars a month. >>>A baby sitter in Reno, Nevada (spell out), said she saves 50 percent of her earnings, or about $100 (use numeral and $) a month. Mr. Richard Moore works as a reporter in the southwest and, eleven years ago, won a pulitzer prize for a book entitled Tragedy. >>>(remove Mr.) Richard Moore works as a reporter in the Southwest (cap) and, 11 (use numeral) years ago, won a Pulitzer Prize (cap) for a book (remove entitled) titled "Tragedy." (add quotes) At 10:00 AM this morning, the Vice-President of the U.S. will meet with three persons, including Rev. James Haloway of Toledo Ohio. >>>At 10 a.m. (remove :00 and this morning), the vice president (lowercase no dash) of the U.S. will meet with three (remove persons) people, including (add the) the Rev. James Haloway of Toledo, (add comma) Ohio. The presidential aide said the odds are five to four that the Porsche driven by Movie Star Paul Newman will exceed two hundred miles an hour. >>>The presidential aide said the odds are 5-4 (use numerals with ratios) that the Porsche driven by movie star (lowercase) Paul Newman will exceed 200 mph. (use numerals and abbreviation) Prof. Mildred Berg, a native of Carbondale Illinois, yesterday criticized both Pres. Lyndon Johnson and the United States constitution. >>>Professor (spell out) Mildred Berg, a native of Carbondale, (comma) Illinois, yesterday criticized both President (spell out) Lyndon Johnson and the United States Constitution (spell out). He was a member of the Kansas legislature, then the U.S. Senate, and says it will cost from $7 to $9 million dollars to seek re-election. >>>He was a member of the Kansas Legislature (cap), then the U.S. Senate, and says it will cost from $7 to $9 million (remove dollars) to seek re-election. Senator John Glenn, a democrat from Ohio, estimated last Winter that the Federal program will cost from 10 to 20 Billion Dollars. >>>Sen. (abbreviate) John Glenn, a Democrat (cap) from Ohio, estimated last winter (lowercase) that the federal (lowercase) program will cost from $10 to $20 billion (use $ and lowercase billion). They arrived at 11:00 pm yesterday and, afterwards, revealed that Samuel Swauger of 4987 Huron Dr. won the election. >>>They arrived at 11 (remove :00) p.m. (add periods to p.m.) yesterday and, afterward (remove s), revealed that Samuel Swauger of 4987 Huron Drive (always spell out drive) won the election. During the 1970's, the Priest was able to xerox a copy for five cents and said it was alright for other persons in the City to xerox additional copies. >>>During the 1970s (remove ' ), the priest (lowercase) was able to Xerox (cap) a copy for 5 (numeral) cents and said it was all right (two words) for other people (not persons) in the city (lowercase) to Xerox (cap) additional copies. [Show More]

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