AP Style: Letters B, C, D
In this quiz on style at an advanced placement level, we’ll be testing your language skills when it comes to letters beginning with B, C or D. What do you know about spelling, phrasing and grammar when it comes to the following examples? Let’s take a look and find out!
- 1.Which is correct?
- A.
I feel bad for him.
- B.
I feel badly for him.
- 2.Which is correct?
- A.
Barmitzva
- B.
Bar mitzva
- C.
Bar mitzvah
- 3.Which is correct?
- A.
The event is biannual, meaning it is held twice a year.
- B.
The event is biennial, meaning it is held twice a year.
- 4.Which is correct?
- A.
I convinced him to open a bank account.
- B.
I persuaded him to open a bank account.
- 5.ATF is the official abbreviation for:
- A.
The Bureau of Alcohol and Tobacco
- B.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
- C.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
- 6.CDC is the official abbreviation for which agency:
- A.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- B.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- C.
Center for Disease Control
- D.
Centers for Disease Control
- 7.CIA stands for:
- A.
Communications and Intelligence Agency
- B.
Communications and Intelligence of America
- C.
Central Intelligence Association
- D.
Central Intelligence Agency
- E.
Corporate Intelligence Association
- 8.Which is correct?
- A.
Dietician
- B.
Dietitian
- 9.Which is correct?
- A.
Drive south until you cross the border.
- B.
Drive South until you cross the border.
- 10.Which is correct?
- A.
She has a southern accent.
- B.
She has a Southern accent.
- 11.Which is correct?
- A.
Smith, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, wants to raise awareness of the disease.
- B.
Smith, who has multiple sclerosis, wants to raise awareness of the disease.
- 12.Which is correct?
- A.
"Please don't tell anyone; I need you to be discrete about this."
- B.
"Please don't tell anyone; I need you to be discreet about this."
- 13.Which is correct?
- A.
After he dived into the water, he said he felt exhilarated.
- B.
After he dove into the water, he said he felt exhilarated.
- 14.Which is correct?
- A.
Down's syndrome
- B.
Down syndrome
- C.
Downs syndrome
- 15.ACLU stands for:
- A.
American Council for Labor Unions
- B.
American Communications League Union
- C.
American Civil Liberties Union
- D.
American Civil Libertarians Union
- E.
American Council for Libertarians United
- 16.AFL-CIO stands for:
- A.
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
- B.
American Federal Labor Congress for Industrialized Organizations
- C.
Association of Federal Labor Councils and Industrialized Organizations
- D.
Association of Federal Longitudinal Councils with Industrialized Components.
- E.
American Federal Laws for Congress and Industrialized Companies
- 17.Which is correct?
- A.
The change had a positive affect on him.
- B.
The change had a positive effect on him.
- 18.Which is correct?
- A.
The woman is twenty-six.
- B.
The woman is 26.
- C.
The woman is twenty six.
- D.
The woman is twentysix.
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