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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
There are 14 punctuation marks in E nglis h grammar Can you name at least half of them?
Period (doublestop)
comma
colon
semicolon
tilde
single quote
double quote
question mark
exclamation mark
apostrophe
hyphen
accent mark
ellipsis
When do you capitalize names of relationships?
Girlfriend, boyfriend, wife, husband, fiance, etc are all common nouns and don't require capitalization.
If you're referring to a specific relationship like "Bennifer," then it's a proper noun and you capitalize it.
Articles are underlined or in quotations?
If you mean newspaper or magazine articles, and if you are using MLA format (i.e., for an English class), then article titles should be in quotation marks rather than underlined or italicized. APA or Chicago formats may have different requirements; I'm not familiar with them.
When do you capitalize the word federal?
You only capitalize it if it is part of a proper noun. The FBI is the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
When do you capitalize the word bylaws?
Capitalize "bylaws" when you're referring to those in a specific document. Otherwise, it is a common noun and doesn't require a capital letter.
Example : "Most organized groups have bylaws."
Example : "Bill went to the Plumbers Union meeting. He wanted to amend the Bylaws."
When do you capitalize the 'c' in 'congress'?
Capitalize the "c" in the word congress when you're referring specifically to the United States Congress or the title of another specific congress.
The word birthday need not be capitalised, but if someone's birthday is, for example, February 6th then the month is capitalised.
Birthday should be capitalised when it is the first word in a sentence. It will also be capitalized if it is a proper noun. An example would be if someone's name was Birthday Jones, that would be capitalised.
Thank God there is an "Improve" button since the guy that origianlly answered is a moron.
Do you capitalize the word trust when referring to a revocable living trust in the general sense?
No. You only need to capitalize the word "trust" or "trustees" when you are referring to the specific trust. For example:
As referenced in the John Doe Revocable Living Trust.
John Doe, as Trustee for the John Doe Revocable Living Trust.
However, if you are simply refering to the trust, you do not need to capitalize the word trust.
The above-mentioned trust contains limited authority for the trustees.
How do you write www at the beginning of a sentence?
I can't imagine using it at the start of a sentence. I'd move it to later in the sentence.
The difference between a mixed punctuation and open punctuation in any business letter?
Mixed punctuation actually means that you add a colon to the end of a salutation in your documents. Open means you do not add a colon; for example:
Dear Susie
Thanks for calling!
Whereas for mixed punctuation:
Dear Susie:
Thanks for calling!
What is the difference between a capital and small letter?
Capital letters should be used: * at the beginning of a sentence * at the beginning of proper nouns (eg Peter, Rome, La Traviata,...) * in acronyms (eg UNICEF, NATO, USA, ...)
When should mother father grandmother brother be capitalized?
Capitalize words such as Mother, Father, Grandmother, Grandfather, Son, Daughter, and Sis when they are used in place of the person's name. Do not capitalize them when they follow possessive pronouns such as my, your, his, her, our,or your. Examples: I will ask Father. I will ask my father.
Exceptions for religious purposes: Our Father... or How are you, Brother Michael?
When do you capitalize 'veteran'?
The word veteran would be capitalized when used in conjunction with the veteran's special day. It would be written as Veterans Day. It is celebrate on the second Monday in November in the United States.
Why bell hooks did not capitalized her name?
According to bell hooks, the name's unconventional lowercasing signifies what is most important in her works: the "substance of books, not who I am."
No, winter is a common noun, which is not capitalized either singular or plural. The noun winter is capitalized only when it is the first word in a sentence.
Examples:
We spend every winter in Jamaica visiting family.
We spend winters in Jamaica visiting family.
Winter is our favorite time to visit family in Jamaica.
A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title such as Winter Garden FL or the song 'Winter Wonderland'. Proper nouns are capitalized.
Can the cost to move equipment to another business unit be capitalized?
No, except at the beginning of a sentence because it is not a proper noun.
Is senior year supposed to be capitalized?
It depends on the context of the sentence. If being used as in "He is a senior in college" then you do not capitalize. If used in conjunction with a proper noun, then it is capitalized.
Can a question be started with the word how?
A question can start with any of the following words: how, what, who, why, can, when, where, is, are, will, should, may and many other words.
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The full question is:
Which of the following sentences is properly punctuated?
A) My nephew Davis is a lawyer.
B) For the party we brought cake and ice cream; fruit salad; and punch.
C) Behind my house is a tall, blue spruce tree.
D) Frances called in sick but, she'll be back tomorrow.
My nephew Davis is a lawyer - Should be written as: My nephew, Davis, is a lawyer. For the party we brought cake and ice cream; fruit salad; and punch. - Should be written as: For the party, we brought cake and ice cream; fruit salad, and punch. (no semi-colon!)
I would be tempted to eliminate the "and" and write it to tighten the wording: For the party, we brought cake, ice cream; fruit salad; and punch.
Behind my house is a tall, blue spruce tree. - I believe this is correctly written. The words "blue spruce" should be kept together without a comma.
OR to eliminate confusion about comma placement, I would rewrite it like this to use an active verb: A tall, blue spruce tree stands behind my house.
Frances called in sick but, she'll be back tomorrow. - This is definitely wrong. Correction: Frances called in sick, but she'll be back tomorrow.
Hey since you have no answers i thought i would put in as mutch as i know be careful because you treat epic poems such as odyssey as a normal novel/literature book but i believe you only put quotes around a normal myth such as Edith Hamiltons Hercules
