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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
When do you capitalize legislature?
Only if it is a specific legislature like "Nevada Legislature" or "Minnesota Legislature" .etc
Should southern baptist be capitalized?
Yes, Southern Baptist should be capitalized when referring to the religious group.
If you are referring to (any) Baptist living in the south, southern would not be capitalized. Your writing should indicate which one you mean.
The use of for instance in the middle of a sentence and punctuation?
A comma is generally used after "for example," though in certain occasions a colon is also acceptable. The semi colon should never be used after "for example," because a semi colon is used to connect two independent clauses with no connecting words, not to follow for example.
Difference between open and mixed punctuation?
open punctuation is used in types of business letters. In a business letter you may address the letter, but instead of putting somthing like San Diego, California, you would put SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA. there is no puctuation used in the address and it is in all caps.
Should the first word of a bullet be capitalized if it follows a colon?
Use a colon instead of a semicolon between two sentences when the second sentence explains or illustrates the first sentence and no coordinating conjunction is being used to connect the sentences. If only one sentence follows the colon, do not capitalize the first word of the new sentence. If two or more sentences follow the colon, capitalize the first word of each sentence following.
What movies are there that have the word queen in the title?
The Queen (2006), Warrior Queen (2003), Diamond Queen (1953), Queen Christina (1933), Prom Queen (2007), Queen Sized (2003), Queen Bee (1955), Snow Queen (2002), Bollywood Queen (2002), Prom Queen (2004), River Queen (2005), The Queen of the Damned (2002), and For Queen and Country (1989) are just some movie titles containing the word "queen".
Should corporate office be capitalized?
No. It's not necessary. Capitalize it only when it forms part of the proper noun.
Examples:
Starbright Corporate Office
Do you use lower case when writing jr after a name?
Put it at the end after a comma like this:
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
When it refers to a specific region or is part of a proper noun. when referring to a direction it is not capitalized.
He lived in the West.
He traveled west.
He lived in West L.A.
Why do you need rules in capitalization?
Some general rules for capitalization:
- the first word of a sentence
- part of a title... If it's part of a title and it's an article, a preposition or a conjunction, capitalize it only if it's the first or last word of the title.
- all proper nouns, such as Bob, Miami, Christmas Day, Springfield High School
- days of the week
- months of the year
- pronouns that refer to the almighty Supreme Being
It is capitalized at the beginning of the sentence or when it forms part of the proper noun.
Examples:
The board supports our decisions.
The Federal Reserve Board supports our decisions.
Is our nation's capitol capitalized?
No, national anthem should be lowercase. However, "The Star-Spangled Banner" is capitalized.
Should you address a letter in capitals?
The proper nouns in the address are capitalized.
Example:
Unit 25A Tower B Kingswood Condominium, Vito Cruz Extension, Makati City, Philippines
The most beautiful State is Hawaii is the capitalized word corrct?
No, the proper capitalization is, "The most beautiful state is Hawaii."
Can you use the word joyous at the beginning of a sentence?
Yes, especially if it's a one word sentence in answer to the question, "How are you feeling?"
They made a pact not to argue any more. They made a pact not to argue any more.
Is the freshman class capitalized?
It depends on what type of classes..... But in general no you would NOT capitalize "classes"
- Right-classes
- Wrong-Classes
Do you capitalize school board?
No. It's not necessary. Capitalize it when it forms part ot the proper noun.
Examples:
ADMU is governed by the board of trustees which has 75 voting members.
ADMU Board of Trustees has voting power.
Do you capitalize dermatologist?
No, except at the beginning of a sentence because it is not a proper noun.
Should the word high school be capitalized?
If you are using the word school in a sentence (and not referring to a specific school) then it should not be capitalized. For example:
- I don't want to get up early for school tomorrow.
If you are referring to a specific school then it should be. For example:
- John Smith High School.
Do you capitalize the word staff?
It depends on how you're using it.
If by 'staff' you mean a group of people (office staff), it is already plural and doesn't need an s after it. Possessive form would be staff's.
If by 'staff' you mean a stick (I'm going to whack you over the head with my staff), then the plural would be staffs. In this case, the singular possessive would be staff's and the plural possessive would be staffs'.
Is Wednesday suppose to be capitalized?
Yes, Wednesday is supposed to be capitalized, even if it is in the middle of a sentence. This is because it is considered a proper noun in English. The same rule applies to all other weekdays and months.
