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Punctuation and Capitalization
Are you hooked on commas? Are you possessive about apostrophes? Do you think hyphens look dashing? This category is for questions related to the use of certain marks to separate words into sentences and clauses and capital letters in writing.
6,363 Questions
In a sentence why capital letter is important?
Capitalization is important. It gives clarity to the thoughts that the sentences convey.
Examples.
Her mom, Mrs. Cooks ate spaghetti for dinner.
Her mom cooks spaghetti for dinner.
When do I use quotation marks for 'Happy Father's Day'?
Only when the phrase itself is written inside a sentence.
Why are capital letters used at the beginning of a sentence?
"Please" should not start with a capital letter unless it's at the beginning of a sentence. Only proper nouns (like 'The Eiffel Tower" or "Bob") start with a capital letter when used in the middle of a sentence.
What is the correct possessive punctuation of womens?
The correct posesive of womens is women's. When used in the beginnng of a sentence it would be capitalized.
How do you capitalize am at the beginning of a sentence?
All words are capitalized at the beginning of the sentence including am.
Example:
Am I the least to know about her?
What punctuation goes after the word enclosure at the end of a business letter?
There is no punctuation after the word enclosure at the end of a letter. You simply not how many enclosures are included.
Do you capitalize math and science in a sentence?
You would capitalize "science" only if it is the first word in the sentence.
Examples:
Science is my niece's favorite subject.
Ralph was always quick to answer, with answers not based in science.
The word Americans where do you put the apostrophe?
"Americans are cool" - does not need an apostrophe. There is no possession.
"Who took that American's money?" - possession of a single American.
"Look at all those Americans' houses!" - possession of multiple Americans.
Lame examples but you get the point.
Should medical staff leaders be capitalized?
Yes, "Medical Staff Leaders" should be capitalized when used as a specific title or group name. However, if it is used in a general sense to refer to any medical staff leaders, then it should not be capitalized.
Do you capitalize Account Executive in the middle of a sentence?
It is capitalized when it forms part of the proper noun or when it precedes a person's name or when it is used as a direct address.
Examples:
Marja wants to meet Account Executive Larry.
Did you meet up with her, Account Executive?
Whether you capitalize autism depends on the use.
If it is at the start of a sentence you would capitalize.
If you're referring to Autism as an identity you capitalize - e.g. Autistic person or Autistic community.
Is it called a punctuation mark or a pronunciation mark?
It is called a punctuation mark. Punctuation marks are used in writing to help convey meaning and indicate pauses, emphasis, or structure within sentences. Pronunciation marks are not commonly used terminology in language and grammar.
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Would your be capitalized in the sentence girls night with your mom?
No. It is a pronoun and unless you start the sentence with it there is no capitalization.
Why I don't need to write in a capital letter the word become in writing a title?
Become should be capitalized because it is more than five letters. If it is used as the first or last word of the title then it should be capitalized too.
Example:
Word Becomes Flesh
Become Gorgeous (name of a salon)
Do you need to capitalized the word become in writing a title?
Yes. Become should be capitalized because it is more than five letters. If it is used as the first or last word of the title then it should be capitalized too.
Example:
Word Becomes Flesh
Become Gorgeous ( name of a salon)
Is it correct if you write in a capital letter the word become in a title?
Yes.
Become should be capitalized because it is more than five letters. If it is used as the first or last word of the title then it should be capitalized too.
Example:
Word Becomes Flesh
Become Gorgeous ( name of a salon)
What are 7 of the punctuation marks in the English grammar?
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1. Period ( . )2. Ellipses (...)
3. Comma ( , )
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5. Apostrophe ( ' )
6. Dash ( --- )
7. Hype
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10. Italics
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11. Pare
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12. Brackets [ ]
13. Colo
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14. Slash ( / )
How would the following sentence be punctuated Otitis media chronic unresponsive to treatment?
To add punctuation only, try, "Otitis media, chronic, unresponsive to treatment. It could also be reworded "Refractory Chronic Otitis Media."
Do you capitalize autism spectrum disorder?
Whether you use capitalization depends on the use.
You would capitalize if it's the beginning of a sentence or sometimes people will capitalize Autism Spectrum Disorder in order to make it easier to identify the acronym ASD. When speaking about Autistic people or the Autism community this is also capitalized to identify it as an identity.
