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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
Should the word drive be capitalized in the middle of a sentence?
No, except at the beginning of a sentence because it is
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Do you capitalize the word Pisces?
Yes, it is a proper noun, referring to a constellation and also to a star sign.
Do you capitalize American history?
If it's a regular sentence, you only capitalize 'American' while 'history' remains uncapitalized. However, if it's a class then you would capitalize both words since it's a proper noun.
The types of punctuation used for setting apart nonessential appositive phrases are commas. When set apart using commas, these phrases can be easily removed without changing the meanings of sentences.
Is masters prepared capitalized?
No, except at the beginning of a sentence because it is
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Should you capitalize the word receptionist?
I did the hiring for; reception, client services and data entry
Do you capitalize American Artist?
American should always be capitalized. It should be America
n artist.
What are the two dots above a letter e called?
The two dots are called a trema.
An Umlaut pronounced UM-Lout is the German name for it. This can be typed by pressing and holding the alt button then the U key on your keyboard. Then type the e and it should put a unlaut above the E. ë like so.
Alt + U, then e.
For a "U" press alt+154 or 0220
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The spelling is correct, you would describe this letter as "e-umlaut".
These are called diacritical marks and are used to describe the sound associated with certain letters.
Note: Depending on what program you are using, there are multiple ways to display these special characters. Check with the "help" or search for "display special characters + progam name" to determine the appropriate method (example: ëdisplays e-umlaut in HTML). Also, check ASCII character map or Extended ASCII characters.
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Should American citizen be capitalized in a sentence?
If you are using it as a proper name yes. If you are using it as an adjective then no.
Do you capitalize the word Spanish when referring to the language?
Yes, the S of Spanish should be capitalized, and not just when you are referring to the language. If for instance, you write the words "Spanish culture," or "Spanish rice," or "Spanish people," the S should also be capitalized in those cases.
(but in Spanish, the first letter of a language is not capitalized; i.e. ingles, not Ingles.)
When do you use a comma instead of a semi-colon?
Any sentence that has a coordinating conjunction that joins together two independent clauses needs a comma with the coordinating conjunction. Independent clauses can stand alone as a complete sentence.
No. It's not necessary.
It is capitalized at the beginning of the sentence or when it forms part of the proper noun.
Examples:
Marissa is in the first grade.
First Grade Fashion School
Does outer space need to be capitalized in a sentence?
No, except at the beginning of a sentence because it is
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good question! not usually, unless they are part of title (e.g. Winter Olympics) or used poetically as entities (Spring's sweet breath)...however, they may be. there is nothing wrong with capitalizing them, in fact, it used to be common to capitalize all nouns in English, particularly ones such as seasons, Sun, Moon, Saturn, Rain, Snow, etc. In old stories, children's books, poetry, and elsewhere you will find nouns capitalized in non-modern ways, and it is not wrong.
that said, typically they aren't these days except in proper nouns as above.
Should interjections be capitalized?
No because it is not a proper noun. However, if you place it at the beginning of a sentence yes it needs to be capitalized like other words.
Should confederate army be capitalized?
confederate as a word itself is not capitalized unless at the beginning of a sentence, but when talking about the Confederate State of America or any other confederacy then yes.
Does Every quotation begins with a capital letter?
Yes, you should always capitalize the first letter of a direct quote. Do not forget to include quotation marks before and after the quote either.
How do I punctuate that's correct at the end of the sentence?
Correct punctuation is the proper use of punctuation marks within a sentence to provide a clear meaning, where a change in punctuation can alter that meaning.
Examples:
"This bus goes downtown." (statement)
"This bus goes downtown?" (question)
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The boy said, "Let's eat, Grandma!"
The boy said, "Let's eat Grandma." (he's a cannibal?)
Not unless it is the first word in a sentence or part of a name.
The sun rises in the east. (lower case)
I catch the train to East Melbourne station everyday. (Upper case)
The address is 10 East Stone Street.
The newest art gallery, East Mirrors, held an open house last night.
Is toast capitalized when referring to Texas toast?
Not exactly. Even though part of the compound noun is a proper noun, the product known as 'Texas toast' is a common noun as a general word for bread sliced extra thick for toasting.
A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing; such as the noun 'Texas', a specific place. But a slice of Texas toast is a word for any extra thick slice of bread or toast.
Punctuation after Ms is optional. ======================== I disagree. Punctuation following Mr and Mrs is becoming optional, but I would respectfully submit that it is incorrect to place a period after Ms, because Ms is actually a word and not an abbreviation (as are Mr, for Master, and Mrs, for Mistress).
What are the transition words used with semicolons?
The trick is not to use a semicolon with and, but, yet, or or. When using these to combine 2 sentences, you place a comma before them.
IE. sentence, and sentence.
sentence but sentence.
sentence yet sentence.
sentence, or sentence.
When using a semicolon to combine 2 sentences, a transition word isn't required but can make the sentence flow more smoothly. These can be words like however, furthermore, moreover, in addition, similarly, etc.
IE. sentence; however, sentence.
The trick is not to use a semicolon with and, but, yet, or or. When using these to combine 2 sentences, you place a comma before them.
IE. sentence, and sentence.
sentence but sentence.
sentence yet sentence.
sentence, or sentence.
When using a semicolon to combine 2 sentences, a transition word isn't required but can make the sentence flow more smoothly. These can be words like however, furthermore, moreover, in addition, similarly, etc.
IE. sentence; however, sentence.
Do you capitalize the pronouns that refer to the Devil?
No, not usually. Many religions capitalize pronouns associated with their God, to show that He (it is usually a male pronoun) is the only one who is worshiped. Some religions also extend this respect to figures who are considered divine, like Jesus (not everyone agrees on this, however). But biblical characters like Moses or Jeremiah or Deborah or Paul are treated the same as any ordinary historical figure-- the pronouns referring to them are not capitalized. The same is true for the character of the Devil or Satan.
Does the word asteroid belt need to be capitalized?
It depends on how you are writing it. For example if you are writing it in a sentence "The astronauts went to outer space." then no, because it is being described, but if it was like "I really want to go to space." then it still does not, according to NASA.
