Correct the AP Style errors in the statements below. Style errors appear in each statement. There are at least 24 errors.

Example: Mr. John Doe is fifty years old.

                 John Doe is 50-years-old.

1.    Daylight savings time begins the second Sunday in Mar.

2.    All the boys attended (except John.).

3.    He threw a 90 yard touchdown pass for a last second victory.

4.     "Where is the grocery store?," he asked.

5.    There were six people in the party of fourteen who had been there before.

6.    He was to appear on K.S.D.-T.V.

7.    Fort Hays, Kansas was a military outpost in the 1800's.

8.    U.S. Highway One parallels the East Coast.

9.    The heavily-damaged car was towed away.

10. The game, that was scheduled for tonight, was rained out.

11. She said the car will go further on premium gas.

12. 22 seamstresses were needed to mend the prom dresses.

13. "Tell him there are no more grapes", Dreiling said.

14. The deadline is March 19, but may be extended to Apr. 1.

15. He was driving at 90 m.p.h.

16. There were 2500 people waiting in line.

17. It was the worst winter storm since January 12, 1977.

18. Dean Martin Eldridge will be meeting with Sandra Scott, Dean of the College of Arts.

19. The three most important people in his life are his wife, son, and mother.

20. The first box of crayola crayons is on display at the Smithsonian Institute.

Part III

Boldface or underline the choice that represents the correct style for each statement.

1. The protest march is set for (a) February 16   (b) Feb  16  (c) February 16th.

2. Votes will be tabulated in the (a) Electoral College (b) electoral college.

3. The cat fell off the (a) ferris wheel (b) Ferris Wheel (c) Ferris wheel.

4. The principal is a member of the (a) Teamster Union (b) Teamsters' Union (c) Teamsters Union (d) Teamsters union.

5. Temperatures today dropped to (a) 9 below zero (b) minus nine (c) -9 (d) -nine.

6. The case will go before the San Jose (a) grand jury (b) Grand Jury.

7. The blizzard struck the (a) Midwest (b) midwest (c) middle west (d) Middle West.

8. The truck slowed to (a) 5 mph (b) 5 m.p.h. (c) five miles per hour (d) five mph.

9. Management has offered a (a) .6% (b) 0.6% (c) 0.6 percent (d) .6 percent wage hike.

10. The American Medical Association holds its (a) biannual (b) biennial meetings in June and December.

11. The press conference is set for (a) 5:00 p.m. (b) 5 p.m.

12. He was arrested for the (a) holdup (b) hold-up (c) hold up of two Chicago women.