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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 mark of punctuation means more information to come?
A colon. In colloquial writing a dash (--) may be used, but this is not acceptable in formal writing.
If it is the first word in the sentence, then yes.
If it is a name, then yes.
If it is something else, then no
What is the meaning of transcending concern?
the survival of not just the people but of the planet. we have begun an holistic way of the very basisi of our demise
The adverb "close by" is often seen as two words, and only one or two dictionary entries list it in a hyphenated form. In all cases, it means "nearby".
It is capitalized at the beginning of the sentence or when it forms part of the proper noun.
Examples:
Jackass (TV series)
jackass (male donkey)
In normal use, you would not capitalize it. It there are specific instances when it is used as a title that it would be correct to capitalize it.
The Catholic Missionary Church was located in Nairobi.
At the beginning of a sentence and when it forms part of the proper noun.
Example:
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Jacob took a French class at the University of Arkansas in the fall.
How would you capitalize this sentence who is your favorite french artist?
Who is your favorite French artist (end with question mark).
Should the word ecosystems be capitalized?
No, except at the beginning of a sentence because it is
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Why is an asterisk called an asterisk?
() is not an asterisk. It is a pair of rounded brackets called parentheses. An asterisk is this symbol *.
Asterisk comes from the Latin word "asteriscus" and and the Ancient Greek word "asteriskos" which means "little star". It is called this because an asterisk resembles a typical star.
Do you capitalize independence?
The word independence on its own doesn't require to be capitalized.
It should be capitalized when it forms part of a title.
Should each word be capitalized in this greeting Good Morning Mrs Martin?
No, not the word morning. So it'll be written like this: Good morning Mrs. Martin. This is because good is the start of the sentence and Mrs. Martin is a name.
Improved answer by NekoChibi-Chan:
No "Good Morning Mrs Martin" Is incorrect grammer. Because it is a sentence. If "Good Morning Mrs Martin was a title, you would capitalize every word of it. Hower since it's a general sentence, You would capitalize "Good" because its the first word in a sentence. And you would also capitalize "Mrs Martin" because it is the name of a person "morning" would be the only word in the sentence that is not capitalized. Also "Mrs" is an abbreviation so you would put a "." after Mrs.
In the end the sentence should look like this:
"Good morning Mrs. Martin."
