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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
1 pointsThe feature story should have included a by-line/byline.
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AP Stylebook entry: “bylines”
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Question 2 of 10
2. Question
1 pointsI had 5 cents/$.05 in my pocket.
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AP Stylebook entry: “cents”
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
1 pointsMark watches “Wheel of Fortune”/Wheel of Fortune every night.
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AP Stylebook entry: “composition titles”
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
1 pointsWe visited the wildlife habitat at Gulf States Corp./Corporation.
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AP Stylebook entry: “corporation”
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
1 pointsAnderson and Rockwall counties/Counties contain large metropolitan areas.
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AP Stylebook entry: “county”
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6. Question
1 pointsWith careful planning, we were able to avoid both crisis/crises.
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AP Stylebook entry: “crisis, crises”
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Question 7 of 10
7. Question
1 pointsMartha placed a Band-Aid/band-aid on her daughter’s knee.
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AP Stylebook entry: “Band-Aid” and “trademark”
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Question 8 of 10
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1 pointsPolice stepped in to break up/break-up the fight.
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AP Stylebook entry: “break up (v.), breakup (n. and adj.)”
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
1 pointsHe miscalculated the affect/effect of his actions.
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AP Stylebook entry: “affect, effect”
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
1 pointsThe child is my dependant/dependent.
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AP Stylebook entry: “dependent (n. and adj.)”
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Thank you for your comment. With the publication of the 57th edition of the AP Stylebook, the AP Stylebook editors changed AP style’s preferred dictionary to Merriam-Webster. That dictionary lists “dependent” first in both the noun form and adjective form; “dependant” is “less commonly” a noun, and the dictionary does not list it in a separate entry. Thus, AP style would use “dependent” for a person.
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My student disagrees with the idea that “dependent” represents a noun referring to a person who relies on others, or is reliant on them.
According to EasyBib, which may not be the best source, admittedly:
Dependant is a noun that refers to a person. Dependent is an adjective that describes anything that is contingent, reliant, or determined by something or someone else. The main difference is that a dependant is a person, whereas dependent is an adjective describing a status.
The AP Stylebook simply states the part of speech, and does not clarify use.
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