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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
What does an exclamation mark mean in algebra?
The exclamation mark almost always indicates factorial, i.e. n! = 1*2*3*...*n. Therefore 4! would be 1*2*3*4 = 24. Additionally, the exclamation mark can indicate negation, e.g. in computer programming and logic.
Is it correct to capitalize the phrase 'Italian sausage'?
Yes, the phrase "Italian sausage" is supposed to be capitalized because "Italian" is a nationality-related adjective.
What is wrong with a compact disc when you put a CD in and it will no read CD?
If the CD Player will not read the CD then either there is something wrong with the CD or the CD player or the CD or CD player needs to be cleaned.
What should you do if your husband is a 'mama's boy'?
Get therapy. You've got to ask yourself why you had so little self esteem that you were willing to put up with being a second-class citizen in your own marriage. And if your husband is unwilling to grow a backbone, you may have to consider stronger measures. Watching you be abused by a third party isn't meaningfully different from abusing you himself.
Punctuations are used to clarify the meaning which the sentences want to convey. Consider the difference between "Let's eat, Grandpa!" and "lets eat grandpa", the loss of punctuation changes the meaning of the sentence.
What is the Mayan relative location?
the myans traded food lole furit and coco beens that is all i know
Is 'Nineteenth Century' supposed to be capitalized?
No, according to modern style guides. The Chicago Manual of Style (7.63) states that: A numerical designation of a period is lowercased unless it is part of a proper name: * eighteenth century * the seventeen hundreds * the twenties * quattrocento (fifteenth century) * Eighteenth Dynasty (but Sung dynasty) * the period of the Fourth Republic A similar search of universities' online style guides and governmental online style guides confirms that it should not be capitalized.
Why is there an apostrophe in two's?
In what context? It could be in a phrase such as 'two's company' and then there is an apostrophe because it is a contraction and short for 'two is'.
When should you capitalize salutatorian?
It should only be capitalized if it forms part of a title or is at the beginning of a sentence.
Is the word after the end of a quotation capitalized?
It depends on the context. If you are quoting mid-sentence and the quote wasn't the end of your sentence then the next word shouldn't be capitalized.
Who are the people that are coming to the island in lost season 4?
I think only Ben knows. Jack and his group think they are a rescue team.....I think not!
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Yeah, well I'm writing this after Season 4 so it isn't just guess work.
The last thing you saw, from memory, was Niomi coming in the helecopter which crashes, that helecopter had come off a freighter called the 'Kahana' which was sent by Charles Whitmoore who is trying to kill Ben Linus.
There is also more to add but instead of reading this I suggest you do some research if your still bothered =P
Do you need to capitalize the word faculty?
The word "faculty" should not be capitalized unless it is being used as part of a proper noun, such as the name of a specific faculty at a university. In general usage, it is considered a common noun and should be written in lowercase.
Depends. If the spelling bee is with Capitial or not. Mine was with capitial.
Here is one:
According to tradition, Abraham (18th century BCE) founded Judaism, and Moses later received the Torah from God.(See also: Timeline of Jewish history)
Abraham, tenth-generation descendant of Noah, of Hebrew lineage, was the son of Terah, uncle of Lot, father of Isaac, grandfather of Jacob, and ancestor of the Israelites. His story is in Genesis ch.11 (end), through ch.25. Jewish tradition states that he was the first to teach belief in One God; and it is in his merit that Jews continue to exist (Genesis 18:19, and ch.17).
Abraham came from ancestry that had been aware of God a couple of centuries earlier but had afterwards slipped into idolatry (Joshua 24:2). (See: How did polytheism start.)
By the time of Abraham, the area where he lived was full of pagan cults; they were polytheistic, worshiping multiple deities. Abraham became the first to advance the idea of ethical monotheism: the worship of One God, and the appropriate ethical code of conduct.
Nimrod, the idolatrous tyrant, had brought Abraham's father (Terah) from the Semitic ancestral seat near the confluence of the Balikh and the Euphrates, and instated him in a position of power in his army in the royal Babylonian city of Ur, where Abraham was born. Nimrod persecuted any who would question his idolatrous cult.
The Kuzari (Rabbi Judah HaLevi, 1075-1141) states that Abraham was gifted with high intelligence; and, as Maimonides (1135-1204) describes, Abraham didn't blindly accept the ubiquitous idolatry. The whole populace had been duped, but the young Abraham contemplated the matter relentlessly, finally arriving at the conclusion that there is One God and that this should be taught to others as well. This is what is meant by his "calling out in the name of the Lord" (Genesis ch.12).
As a young man, he remonstrated with passersby in public, demonstrating to them the falsehood of their idols; and our tradition tells how he was threatened and endangered by Nimrod.
Subsequently, Terah relocated to Harran; and it is here that Abraham began to develop a circle of disciples (Rashi commentary, on Genesis 12:5).
Later, God told Abraham in prophecy to move to the Holy Land, which is where Abraham raised his family.
He continued his contemplations, eventually arriving at the attitudes and forms of behavior which God later incorporated into the Torah given to Moses. (See: Thirteen basic Jewish beliefs)
Abraham became the greatest thinker of all time. His originality, perseverance, strength of conviction, and influence, cannot be overestimated.
Abraham, with God's help, trounced the supremacy of the evil Nimrod.
He received God's promise of inheriting the Holy Land (Genesis ch.13).
He strove to raise a family (Genesis ch.15, 17, and 24) which would serve God (Genesis 18:19); and God eventually blessed his efforts, granting him many children (ibid., ch.16, 21 and 25), as He had promised(Genesis ch.17).
Abraham founded the Jewish people and lived to see his work live on in the persons of Isaac and Jacob; and he taught many other disciples as well (Talmud, Yoma 28b).
He saved the population of the south of Canaan from invading foreign kings (Genesis 14); and he was feared by neighboring kings (ibid., ch.12 and 20).
Abraham gave tithes (Genesis ch.14), entered into a covenant with God (Genesis ch.15 and 17), welcomed guests into his home (Genesis ch.18) unlike the inhospitable Sodomites (Genesis ch.19), prayed for people (Genesis ch.18), rebuked others when necessary (Genesis ch.20), eulogized and buried the deceased (Genesis ch.23), and fulfilled God's will unquestioningly (Genesis ch.22).
He became renowned as a prince of God (Genesis 23:6).
The gravesite of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their wives (Genesis 49:29-32) is located in Hebron and has been known and attested to for many centuries.
All of the above practices of Abraham were based upon the ways of God, which Abraham comprehended through his contemplations. These, and similar personality traits, were the teachings of Abraham and his descendants (unlike idolatry, which had tended to go hand in hand with cruel, licentious and excessive behavior, since the caprices which were narrated concerning the idols were adopted as an excuse to imitate those types of behavior). (See: Cruelties of the polytheists)
It is therefore clear why God expresses His love for Abraham (Isaiah 41:8) and calls Himself the God of Abraham (Genesis 26:24), and says that Abraham obeyed Him fully (Genesis 26:5). And this is why Abraham is credited with having begun the religion which became known as Judaism. (However, Abraham and his descendants observed their traditions voluntarily, until the Giving of the Torah to Moses 3325 years ago, when God made it obligatory.)
Moses was an Israelite, a great-great grandson of Jacob. He was born 245 years after the death of Abraham. The time when Moses was born was when the Pharaoh had ordered his people to kill all Israelite male infants because he (Pharaoh) was afraid that the Israelites would become too strong for him (Exodus ch.1-2).
Moses' mother didn't want him to die. So she made a basket for him and put him in it to float in the Nile reeds. He was found by Pharaoh's daughter, who took pity on him (Exodus ch.2) and raised him as her own son. (See: How did Moses know he was an Israelite?)
Moses was forced to flee after killing a cruel Egyptian taskmaster, and went to Midian, where he wedded the daughter of Jethro.
He eventually achieved the highest level of prophecy (Deuteronomy ch.34) and was called upon by God (Exodus ch.3). He brought the Israelites out of Egyptian slavery (Exodus ch.12). He received the Torah from God (Exodus 24:12) and later recorded it in writing (Deuteronomy 31:24). He went up on Mount Sinai for 40 days and nights (Deuteronomy ch.9-10) and brought down the Two Stone Tablets with the Ten Commandments (Exodus 31:18). He brought the Israelites into the covenant with God (Exodus ch.19 and ch.24), and he oversaw the building of the Tabernacle (Exodus ch.35-40). He was the humblest of men and the greatest of prophets (Numbers ch.12).
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Do you capitalize father after the pronoun his?
No, you do not capitalize "father" after the pronoun "his" unless it is being used as a title or part of the proper noun. For example: "His father went to the store." vs. "His Father, John, went to the store."
Should bible be capitalized in all sentences?
"Bible" traditionally is capitalized in all sentences when it refers to the book believed to be holy by Christians. However, bible can be used without capitalization as a metaphor, as in "Some call the Bagvad Gita the Hindu bible."
4.3 vortec running hot no heat or defrost?
try putting anti freeze in it, you may also need a new thermostat
How do you punctuate Tanya likes the song America the beautiful?
Tanya likes the song, America the Beautiful.
When do you capitalize the word 'college'?
If you're speaking of a specific college. If you were to say "Your mom goes to college" then it would be lower case. Whereas if you're saying "Your mom goes to Trillium College" then you would capitalize it.
