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The Grammar Whiz Quiz
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By: Erica Sklar
5 Min Quiz
Were you the kid in school who was always pushing up your glasses and mumbling, "Well, actually ..." as you corrected your dumb classmates (or teachers)? Well, you might be a mansplainer. But you also might be a grammarian, which is far superior in our book. Even though we know that English is a living language that changes regularly, and that worship of the written word does not actually make us good people in our hearts, our love for the pedantic doesn't do any harm when we aren't dictatorial about it. Right?
This quiz will test how much you remember AP Style. AP stands for Associated Press, and it's the style book used by journalists across the country. You might not know that this style book was developed when physical space was at a major premium, so saving column inches was of the utmost importance, and shaving off a single space could make a big difference. Keep that in mind as you work your way through these questions about punctuation, capitalization, and usage.
We're confident that you'll remember the difference between a hyphen and a dash. But do you know the difference between an en-dash and an em-dash? Go on, get a little nerdy.
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