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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.
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There really is no specific reason. We just capitalize "I" even though similar words such as "you," "he," and "we," are left lowercase.
Why should you stay away from using all capital letters?
Writing sentences in capital letters will give confusion to the readers. The true meaning of the sentences will be hard to understand.
Examples:
HER MOTHER, MRS. COOKS ATE PORK MECHADO.
It should be: Her mother, Mrs. Cooks ate pork mechado.
HER MOTHER COOKS PORK MECHADO.
It should be: Her mother cooks port mechado.
so you don't seem rude or yelling to the other person. So they don't get worked up and cause more drama.
No, except at the beginning of a sentence because it is
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A sentence that continues into another without punctuation is called?
These kinds of sentences are called run-on sentences. They contain multiple ideas without the correct punctuation to separate them. These can be easily fixed by inserting punctuation.
When is it proper to capitalize board member?
It is capitalized at the beginning of the sentence or when it forms part of the proper noun or when it precedes a person's name or when it is used as a direct address.
Examples:
Board Member Andro
We will have a meeting at 3 p.m., Board Member?
What is the dot below an exclamation mark called?
You might properly call it a "tittle", but maybe not in polite company. Just call it a dot and everybody will understand.
Should I use Comma after a name?
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When do you capitalize siblings?
You only capitalize when you are using their actual names. So if you had two brothers and one sister you would write:
"I have three siblings, Marco, Katerina and Jack."
Does punctuation matter to the compiler?
Definitely! Some compilers and languages are more forgiving but all computer languages that I know of care about punctuation.
For example:
in Javascript it is ok to not have a semicolon at the end of a line but in Java it is required. So the following is ok in Javascript but not in Java:
a = 5
but Javascript still cares about punctuation, so the following would be invalid:
a = 5!
Of course it would be possible to create a programming language which ignored all punctuation (so ",!a; = :5?" would mean the same as "a = 5") but why would you want to?
Venice is known through out the world for its' canals or it's canals?
Venice is known throughout the world for itscanals. Possessive pronouns, e.g. its, theirs, hers, etc, do not have apostrophes. It's is short for it is.
Two sentences: The sea calmed. No boats left shore.
You must first decide on the right connecting word, which are often and, but, therefore, yet. You use the context of each sentence to choose the correct connecting word. For example, these two sentences have a contradiction: sea calmed... yet still no boats left. But is the easiest connector when there is a contradiction.
Make sure you change capitalization on the second sentence, then insert a comma and the connecting word.
Compound sentence examples:
The sea calmed, but no boats left shore.
The sea calmed, yet, no boats left shore.
If the first half read, "The seas were still not calm", then it makes sense that no boats left shore-- there is no contradiction. Here you could use the word so--
The seas were still not calm, so no boats left the shore.
Should the word countries be capitalized?
Country is not a proper noun, so it only needs to be capitalised at the start of sentences. Country is not a proper noun, so it only needs to be capitalised at the start of sentences.
Why is Dumpster often capitalized?
It is because the word "Dumpster" is actually a brand name, for trash recepticals. For example, people refer to adhesive first aid strips as "Band Aids" which as you know, is a certain brand.
What is the correct punctuation of andor?
It is and/or, with a slash.
The generally accepted way to separate 'and' and 'or' is with a forward slash (also known as a virgule) with no spaces.
Do you capitalize P in Police when you put state first?
No, "police" isn't a proper noun in this case, if I read your question correctly. It would be proper if you wrote New York Police Department or something like that.
Do you capitalize the word their in a series?
You would only capitalize the word "their" if referring to a title or at the beginning of a sentence.
Examples:
Students are to bring with them their books, their clothes, and their schedules.
Their socks were all dirty.
Their Eyes Were Watching God is on the required book list.
