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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
Do you capitalize the words second floor in a sentence?
In the middle of a sentence, you don't capitalize second floor.
Capitalize "army" when you are referring to a specific army, e.g. the British Army, the US Army.
Is superintendent of schools capitalized?
Whenever it's a specific superintendent. Like, "My Superintendent" or "My dad, the Superintendent"
At the beginning of the sentence and when it forms part of the proper noun.
Examples:
The Sanctuary Hotel
Sanctuary Asia
When do you capitalize ancient Egypt?
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List of 14 punctuation marks in English grammar:
1. Period ( . )
2. Ellipses (...)
3. Comma ( , )
4. Semicolon ( ; )
5. Apostrophe ( ' )
6. Dash ( --- )
7. Hypen ( - )
8. Quotation Marks (" " )
9. Question Mark ( ? )
10. Exclamation Mark ( ! )
11. Parentheses ( )
12. Brackets [ ]
13. Colon ( : )
14. Slash ( / )
Do you capitalize the first word after PS?
Post Script (PS) is a marker that the following in an afterthought. So the following sentence or paragraph should begin with a capital letter.
When do you need to capitalize the name of a degree?
Academic degrees are always capitalized.Examples:
Master's degrees: LLM, MA, MBA, MMath, etc.
Specialist degrees: EdS
Doctorate degrees: PhD, DLitt, DA, etc.
What words are capitalized in a title?
The first word in a title is almost always capitalized. As a general rule of thumb, you should capitalize proper nouns, acronyms, and any word containing four or more letters. Of course, there are many exceptions. You are best off consulting a style guide such as the APA style manual.
Is the word certificate going to be capitalized?
No, except at the beginning of a sentence because it is
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Is elementary school capitalized?
It depends. In the sentences, "I attended Walfred Elementary" or "I attended Walfred Elementary School," then it would be capitalized. In the sentence "I attended elementary school," then it would not.
Does the season spring always need to have a capital letter?
No, they do NOT. Use your regular low-case letters - summer, spring, autumn (or fall) and winter
How do you punctuate the end of a sentence with parenthesis?
In a sentence, parenthesis (also known as "brackets") are used to include one thought (or more) inside another thought without interrupting the flow or direction of the thought. (This would be the third parenthesis, by the way. You can also use them before or after a sentence, so long as it is a "non-sequitur" [meaning "does not follow" in Latin] kind of thought).
yes! it's a specific period of time
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Question: Old World may be specific period of time, but so are the words past and future.
So, why do we capitalize the term Old World, but not past and future?
Should the words 'political science' be capitalized?
No they shouldn't be capitalized.
However, if it's a specific title then you should capitalize it.
For example: I have Political Science 101 with Professor Smith next semester.
Should you capitalize the word Your in a title?
Yes.
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Really? My understanding is that a pronoun, like an article, is not capitalized in a title unless it is the first word (or unless the context otherwise clearly supports its capitalization).
All key words must be capitalized. I'm sure that pronouns are key words in titles, and thus, require respectful capitalization. I cannot think of an example of a title not having a CAPITALIZED pronoun.
Should Committee be capitalized?
No, except at the beginning of a sentence because it is
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Examples:
CSA Volleyball Team
Red Eagles Team
Do I capitalize the college classes?
No, the word class is a common noun, a word for any class. Only when used as a proper noun should the word class be capitalized.
A proper noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or a title; for example:
- Lindy Li, Senior Class President, Princeton University
- Class of 1923 Arena, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- The E Class, Mercedes Benz
- 'The Money Class: Learn to Create Your New American Dream' by Suze Orman
Is third grade supposed to be capitalized in a resume?
No, although it might look nicer if it's being mentioned in bullet-point format. You certainly do have to capitalize the name of your school though.
Do you capitalize the word brother?
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You would also capitalize it if you are using it in place of a name. As you would "Dad" or "Mom." As in, "Dad, where did Sister put my book?" but NOT "Where did my sister put my book." In the first it is used as a proper noun.
