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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 words would you capitalize in the title catch me if you can?
I would capitalize all of them. Catch Me If You Can.
Should you capitalize brokerage?
No, except at the beginning of a sentence because it is
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What is the right punctuation for this statement 'I know you have it just give it to me'?
You add a comma between the two parts of the compound sentence:
I know you have it, just give it to me.
The comma functions to distinguish the two distinct sentences. It could be written as two sentences:
I know you have it. Just give it to me.
Most compound sentences are joined by a conjunction, a comma will distinguish the two (or more) thoughts when no conjunction is present.
Example: You had it but you gave it to me. (You had it. You gave it to me.)
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When not to capitalize secretary of state?
It shouldn't be capitalized when it doesn't directly precede the name of the secretary of state.
Should you capitalize electric wire pole?
No, it should only be capitalized if it forms part of a title.
Do 'miss' and 'sir' need capital letters if they are just used on their own?
You only need to capitalize it if you are using it as a noun, or as a name.
At the beginning of the sentence or when it forms part of the proper noun or when it is used in the title.
Example:
First Epistle of Peter
It should be capitalized.
What is the purpose of a drop cap?
Drop cap is a large initial letter that drops below the first line of a paragraph. It is use to give a strong emphasis visually. In other word just to make it stand out and attract you to it.
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Is the word immigration capitalized?
Not normally.
The term Immigration would only be capitalized if it was the first word in a sentence or part of the name of an organization such as UK Visas and Immigration in Britain, Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) in Australia, or U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in the USA
Is modernism supposed to be capitalized?
However, what about when we are referring to modernism (the noun) such as explaining when a religion is modified to incorporate modern/changing beliefs? I always thought that would be capitalized but I may be wrong.
Do you capitalize the word coworker?
No, except at the beginning of a sentence because it is
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You capitalize it when referring to a title. For example, Medieval Europe.
It shouldn't be capitalized when it's being used as an adjective.
