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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
List all the punctuation marks in English language?
Punctuatio
n Marks:
1. Period ( . )2. Ellipses (...)
3. Comma ( , )
4. Semicolo
n ( ; )
5. Apostrophe ( ' )
6. Dash ( --- )
7. Hype
n ( - )
8-9. Quotatio
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10. Italics
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11. Pare
ntheses ( )
12. Brackets [ ]
13. Colo
n ( : )
14. Slash ( / )
Should the word 'State' be capitalized?
Capitalize the word state only when it appears after a state's name, as in "We will travel to Washington State this summer." (But make sure it won't be confused with a visit to the university known as Washington State. Perhaps "state of Washington" would be better.) In the phrase "state of Hawaii," you don't capitalize the word state. Finally, don't capitalize the word state when it's being used as a substitute for the state's name, as in "My father works for the state." It is capitalized, however, in imaginative names such as "the Nutmeg State," "the Empire State," "the Aloha State," and we capitalize "States" when we say things like "We're returning to the States after twenty years in Europe."
When writing. At the end of sentences, in sentences. Basically anywhere in your writing piece.
How should you punctuate she does however have a seizure disorder?
She does, however, have a seizure disorder.
When do you capitalize the p in president?
When you are referring to a specific president. If you are talking about the President of the United States, it's capitalized. If you are referring to President Kennedy, it's capitalized. It is not capitalized if you are saying, "someday I want to be president", because you are not referring to the person who is a president.
Foreign leaders are not capitalized except as titles or direct address ("In Russia, the president wields substantial power.")
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1. Period ( . )2. Ellipses (...)
3. Comma ( , )
4. Semicolo
n ( ; )
5. Apostrophe ( ' )
6. Dash ( --- )
7. Hype
n ( - )
8-9. Quotatio
n Marks (" " ) a
nd ( ' ')
10. Italics
Example: Ca
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11. Pare
ntheses ( )
12. Brackets [ ]
13. Colo
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14. Slash ( / )
Punctuatio
n Marks:
1. Period ( . )2. Ellipses (...)
3. Comma ( , )
4. Semicolo
n ( ; )
5. Apostrophe ( ' )
6. Dash ( --- )
7. Hype
n ( - )
8-9. Quotatio
n Marks (" " ) a
nd ( ' ')
10. Italics
Example: Ca
n you spellwo
nder?
11. Pare
ntheses ( )
12. Brackets [ ]
13. Colo
n ( : )
14. Slash ( / )
When do you capitalize 'autumn'?
It is capitalized at the beginning of the sentence or when it forms part of the proper noun.
Examples:
Autumn in my Heart
The Autumn (by Elizabeth Barrett Browning)
When do you capitalize the word autumn?
At the beginning of a sentence, or if it's a person's given name. "Autumn only visits once a year," complained Julie.
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 words 'John Doe' constitute what is known as a 'sentence interupter.' The flow of the sentence is interrupted by the words 'John Doe.' Go ahead and read the sentence aloud without the words 'John Doe' to get the feel of the flow of the sentence. Now read it again with the words 'John Doe'and you'll get the mildly jarring sense of the interruption. This is not to suggest that sentence interrupters are necessarily bad. They can be used to great effect as a form of emphasis. But they should be used sparingly. Sentence interrupters are set off by commas fore and aft. OK, I'll settle down. Put commas before and after a sentence interrupter. Example: 'One of the parties, John Doe, entered my ...' Note: In rare instances a sentence interrupter can be punctuated by dashes rather than commas.
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.
Do you capitalize constitutional law of separation of church and state?
It does not have to be capitalized, but it is perfectly fine to do so.
What do you capitalize in Very Truly Yours?
Capitalize only the first letter of the first word of your phrases of salutation and conclusion.
i.e.
My dear Josephine,
Very truly yours,
Are product names capitalized?
It depends. If it's a specific Brand Name then yes.
If it's a word that is a brand name but also accepted generally then you have to be a bit more specific, so no.
For Example:
This is some wonderful bread on this sandwich. <--- General Use
My sandwich is made with Wonder Bread. <---Trademarked Product
Hand me some Velcro strips, please. <--- Trademarked Product
What is the distance called on either side of a punctuation mark?
Grammar Spacing! :) You're welcome:) Hope it helped!
When do you capitalize the word brigade?
When it is part of a name.
Examples:
In WW1, each infantry division consisted of four artillery battalions that were separated into two brigades.
The 131st Lorried Infantry Brigade was a British motorized infantry unit that was attached to the 7th Armoured Division in WW2.
What dollar amount do you begin to capitalize at?
Use numerals for dollars to thousands.
Use the words million and billion with figures.
Examples:
$10, $1000, $5 million, $7 billion
How do you punctuate this sentence i see a horse do you?
Q: "How do you punctuate this sentence? "i see a horse do you" A: I see a horse, do you? That is how you correct it, or punctuate.
