Which time reference follows AP style?Group of answer choicesWalter Scott went to bed at 1:00 a.m.Walter Scott started his homework at 7 p.m. Wednesday night.Walter Scott finished his homework at 11:30 P.M.none of theseWalter Scott decided to order a pizza at 12 AM.
Question
Which time reference follows AP style?Group of answer choicesWalter Scott went to bed at 1:00 a.m.Walter Scott started his homework at 7 p.m. Wednesday night.Walter Scott finished his homework at 11:30 P.M.none of theseWalter Scott decided to order a pizza at 12 AM.
Solution
The correct answer is "Walter Scott went to bed at 1:00 a.m."
Here's why:
AP style for time is to use figures except for noon and midnight. Use a colon to separate hours from minutes: 11:00 a.m. Do not use :00. For example, write 10 a.m., not 10:00 a.m. Do not use ciphers (double zeros) with whole hours.
So, "Walter Scott went to bed at 1:00 a.m." follows the AP style correctly.
"Walter Scott started his homework at 7 p.m. Wednesday night." is incorrect because it is redundant to say "p.m." and "night" together.
"Walter Scott finished his homework at 11:30 P.M." is incorrect because AP style uses lowercase for "a.m." and "p.m."
"Walter Scott decided to order a pizza at 12 AM." is incorrect because AP style prefers "midnight" instead of "12 AM".
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