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The Basics Flashcards

(20 cards)

1
Q

What is effect?

A

Verb: to cause
Noun: result

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2
Q

State Abbreviation?

A

Wrong: Northridge, CA
Right: Northridge, Calif.

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3
Q

Died?

A

Use died, not passed away

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4
Q

Held?

A

Wrong: the convention held its meeting on Thursday.
Right: the club had its meeting on Thursday.

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5
Q

Numerals?

A

Spell out the numbers 1-9

10 and higher use numerals

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6
Q

Seasons?

A

Lowercase spring, summer, fall, or winter unless it is part of a formal name.

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7
Q

Series of three or more?

A

Do not use a comma before the word “and” when listing a series of three or more things.

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8
Q

To?

A

Use (to) between two dates, times or numerals

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9
Q

Who?

A

Pronoun used for references to human beings and animals.

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10
Q

Whom?

A

Used when someone is the object of the verb

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11
Q

A.m. P.m.?

A

Lowercase with periods

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12
Q

Apostrophes?

A

To show possession: the alumni’s contributions.

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13
Q

Addresses?

A

Use abrieviatons ave. blvd. St. Only with number addresses. Alley, drive or road is always spelled out.

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14
Q

Academic Departments

A

Use lowercase except for words that are proper nouns or adjectives

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15
Q

Over?

A

Acceptable for both space and quantity.

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16
Q

More than?

A

Their salaries increased more than $20 a week.

17
Q

Quote Marks

A

“CSUN is a great place to learn”, said Stephanie Bluestein, Journalism Professor.

18
Q

Spacing

A

Use only one space between sentences

19
Q

Titles

A
Capitalize formal titles used directly before a person's name. 
Courtesy titles (Mr. Mrs. Ms. Miss) only in direct quotations.
20
Q

What is affect

A

Verb: to influence
Noun: to avoid