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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 capitalize the i when talking about yourself?
Whenever iis used to state yourself, it should be I, and not just at the start of a sentence. I is a personal pronoun, and should always be I, not i. For example. I was told I had to work late today.
Should the word patriarch be capitalized?
It should not be capitalized unless it is being used as a place, name, or title of a person.
Frederick, a West Point cadet, will speak to the students.
Do you capitalize orzo in a recipe?
No, as an ingredient, orzo is not capitalized, as it is not a brand name.
How do you make Sherlock Holmes possessive?
You can do it different ways:
Sherlock Holmes' friend.
Sherlock Holmes's friend.
As we often pronounce it as a double s, the second form is more natural in this instance and so would be the preferred form.
Should lake be a capital letter?
Lake would not be capitalized unless it begins a sentence, as in this sentence. Or if it is part of the name of a lake such as the Great Lakes.
What will happen if there is no punctuation?
Every sentence contains a punctuation. If it the tittle of the book or if it's just a word, there is no punctuation. Punctuation is important and it will avoid confusion, so that it'll be clear for the readers. Without the punctuation, the sentence will be thrown out of a whack and it'll get messed up and it won't make any sense. Then the readers will get very confused and may give up on reading. Then that's a waste of time and opportunity.
Yes, at least the French part. On a restaurant menu it should be fully capitalized.
When do you capitalize the word Debutante?
kelly is boss so she knows how to answer that.you always capitalize the word, even if its in the middle of a sentace. tell your friend to post their questions so super boss kelly can answer them again
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What is the English word for three dots amid text?
The set of three periods (...) is called an ellipsis.
What mark of punctuation follows an impreative sentence?
Either use a full stop "." or an exclamation mark "!", depending on the forcefulness of the command.
The correct capitalization is:
The closest star to the Earth after the Sun is the Alpha Centauri.
Earth and Sun are specific bodies and formal nouns as used in this sentence. And the first word in the sentence is always capitalized.
Do you capitalize osteoporosis?
You don't, unless it is at the start of a sentence, or is part of a title or subtotal on a document or a book.
