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US Supreme Court : Abbreviation for the Supreme Court of the United States
exclamation point : used to indicate strong feelings or high volume (shouting), and often marks the end of a sentence
Valium : A trademark for a brand of tranquilizer and muscle relaxant. Also called diazepam.
apostrophe : a punctuation mark used to indicate either possession or the omission of letters or numbers
Virginia : Abbreviate Va. in datelines only, spell out in stories
V 8 : The engine
quotation mark : used either to mark the beginning and end of a title or quoted passage
Wales : Wales is a country in southwest Great Britain known for its rugged coastline, mountainous national parks
Walt Disney Co : The family entertainment company that owns TV networks ESPN and ABC
Warden : a person responsible for the supervision of a particular place or thing or for ensuring that regulations associated with it are obeyed.
Watt : a unit of power, mostly associated with electricity
Website : a location on the World Wide Web that maintains one or more pages at a specific address
West Indies : An island chain extending in an eastward arc between the southeastern United States and the northern shore of South America
Yard : equal to 3 feet
Yellow Pages : Capitalize in describing the business telephone directory
Yukon : a territorial section of Canada
Em dash : perhaps the most versatile punctuation mark. Depending on the context, the em dash can take the place of commas
hyphen : are joiners. Use them to avoid ambiguity or to form a single idea from two or more words
ellipsis : In general, treat an ellipsis as a three-letter word, constructed with three periods and two spaces
AP STYLE QUIZ PUNCTUATION
Across:5. | a punctuation mark used to indicate either possession or the omission of letters or numbers | 9. | used either to mark the beginning and end of a title or quoted passage | 10. | A trademark for a brand of tranquilizer and muscle relaxant. Also called diazepam. | 11. | perhaps the most versatile punctuation mark. Depending on the context, the em dash can take the place of commas | 13. | In general, treat an ellipsis as a three-letter word, constructed with three periods and two spaces | 14. | a location on the World Wide Web that maintains one or more pages at a specific address | 15. | Abbreviate Va. in datelines only, spell out in stories | 16. | An island chain extending in an eastward arc between the southeastern United States and the northern shore of South America | 17. | used to indicate strong feelings or high volume (shouting), and often marks the end of a sentence |
| | Down:1. | Abbreviation for the Supreme Court of the United States | 2. | a person responsible for the supervision of a particular place or thing or for ensuring that regulations associated with it are obeyed. | 3. | a unit of power, mostly associated with electricity | 4. | Capitalize in describing the business telephone directory | 6. | a territorial section of Canada | 7. | Wales is a country in southwest Great Britain known for its rugged coastline, mountainous national parks | 8. | equal to 3 feet | 12. | are joiners. Use them to avoid ambiguity or to form a single idea from two or more words | 14. | The family entertainment company that owns TV networks ESPN and ABC | 15. | The engine |
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AP STYLE QUIZ PUNCTUATION
Across:5. | a punctuation mark used to indicate either possession or the omission of letters or numbers | 9. | used either to mark the beginning and end of a title or quoted passage | 10. | A trademark for a brand of tranquilizer and muscle relaxant. Also called diazepam. | 11. | perhaps the most versatile punctuation mark. Depending on the context, the em dash can take the place of commas | 13. | In general, treat an ellipsis as a three-letter word, constructed with three periods and two spaces | 14. | a location on the World Wide Web that maintains one or more pages at a specific address | 15. | Abbreviate Va. in datelines only, spell out in stories | 16. | An island chain extending in an eastward arc between the southeastern United States and the northern shore of South America | 17. | used to indicate strong feelings or high volume (shouting), and often marks the end of a sentence |
| | Down:1. | Abbreviation for the Supreme Court of the United States | 2. | a person responsible for the supervision of a particular place or thing or for ensuring that regulations associated with it are obeyed. | 3. | a unit of power, mostly associated with electricity | 4. | Capitalize in describing the business telephone directory | 6. | a territorial section of Canada | 7. | Wales is a country in southwest Great Britain known for its rugged coastline, mountainous national parks | 8. | equal to 3 feet | 12. | are joiners. Use them to avoid ambiguity or to form a single idea from two or more words | 14. | The family entertainment company that owns TV networks ESPN and ABC | 15. | The engine |
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