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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
Do you underline a movie series for punctuation?
If you are handwriting then it should be underlined. If you are typing then it should be italicized.
Yes, at the beginning of the sentence and when it forms part of the proper noun.
Example:
The Jungle Book
It is capitalized at the beginning of the sentence and when it is used as part of the proper noun.
Example:
Northern Asia
Do you capitalize coach in the sentence I like coach Jennings?
When it's part of the title, it needs to be capitalized. I like Coach Jennings. In the following sentence you wouldn't need to capitalize coach. My coach is Mr. Jennings.
Do you capitalize the word inn?
When it's part of the proper name of the inn, yes, it would be capitalized.
When do you put a question mark after Good morning?
When you're asking a question. "Are you having a good morning?" But if that's your way of greeting someone, it would be "Good morning."
Why are the words daily mail capitalized?
Daily Mail should only be capitalized when referring to the newspaper title.
When talking about a daily mail delivery, for example, it shouldn't be capitalized.
The correct capitalization and punctuation is:
Without any warning the volcano called Mt. Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 70 and buried Pompeii?
Should you capitalize Co and Captain if you are a Co-captain of a sports team?
Capitalize it if it is part of somebody's name. For example, it would be capitalized in
Co-Captain Bob did a great job on the lineup.
but not in
Our co-captain did a great job on the lineup.
If co-captain itself is used as a person's name then the same rules apply as for 'mom' and 'dad', as in
Co-Captain, can we have a break now?
Is the word Asiago capitalized when referring to Asiago cheese?
That is the correct spelling of "asiago" cheese (from alpine Italy).
Why do you make an I a capital letter but not a?
This is just a pronoun rule. At any rate, all single letters in English should be capitalized. (e.g. He said that I should use another D to spell bidding correctly.)
The capitalized form apparently came into use around 1250 AD, and was preceded by capitalization of the German form "Ich" sometime before then.
Does the word papa need to be capitalized?
The spelling may be papa, paw paw, or paw-paw (grandfather). Papa is less frequent because it can also mean father. Note that this is used regardless of whether it is a paternal or maternal grandfather. Grandmother is maw maw.
The spelling pawpaw is also used for a type of tree and fruit (Asimina triloba).
Should the word diner always be capitalized?
No it should only be capitalized if it forms part of a title.
Do you capitalize a company name in an essay?
Yes it should be capitalized. Remember to follow the punctuation that the company in question uses.
When should Tae kown do be capitalized?
It should be capitalized at the beginning of a sentence and when it forms part of a title.
