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ChairmanMeow Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Capitals in a sentence
0 I've been doing a bit of research re: capitalisation of words in grammar books and articles on the internet. 02 br
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00 So far, I've found that, within a sentence, capital letters are used in 01 b 00 eight 02 b 00 places: 02 br
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00 1. At the start of a sentence 02 br
00 2. ‘I’ must always be capitalised 02 br
00 3. People’s names and titles (Mr John Smith) 02 br
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00 5. Things related to countries (I am English. I come from the United Kingdom. I speak both English and French.) 02 br
00 6. Names of companies and organisations (the Ministry of Defence) - UK spelling! 02 br
00 7. Days of the week (Friday) 02 br
00 8. Months of the year (September) 02 br
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00 Are there any other rules I should be aware of? 0-
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00 So far, I've found that, within a sentence, capital letters are used in 01 b 00 eight 02 b 00 places: 02 br
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00 1. At the start of a sentence 02 br
00 2. ‘I’ must always be capitalised 02 br
00 3. People’s names and titles (Mr John Smith) 02 br
00 4. Names of towns and places (Leeds) 02 br
00 5. Things related to countries (I am English. I come from the United Kingdom. I speak both English and French.) 02 br
00 6. Names of companies and organisations (the Ministry of Defence) - UK spelling! 02 br
00 7. Days of the week (Friday) 02 br
00 8. Months of the year (September) 02 br
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00 Are there any other rules I should be aware of? 0-
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0 The general concept of "proper nouns." 02 br
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00 A restaurant is a common noun, but Joe's Diner is a proper noun. 02 br
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00 A restaurant is a common noun, but Joe's Diner is a proper noun. 02 br
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0 Thanks Grammar Geek. 02 br
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00 I now realise that 3 - 8 are all proper nouns. 02 br
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00 2 is the only pronoun that needs to be capitalised. 0-
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00 I now realise that 3 - 8 are all proper nouns. 02 br
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00 2 is the only pronoun that needs to be capitalised. 0-
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0 Things get a lot more complicated when you add titles. 02 br
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00 For example, President Smith has a capital P in President, but not Jennifer Smith, the president. So you capitalize titles when they come immedicately before the person's name. 02 br
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00 Also, do NOT capitalize the names of seaons: spring, summer, autumn, fall, winter. 0-
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00 For example, President Smith has a capital P in President, but not Jennifer Smith, the president. So you capitalize titles when they come immedicately before the person's name. 02 br
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00 Also, do NOT capitalize the names of seaons: spring, summer, autumn, fall, winter. 0-
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01 cite 10 Grammar Geek 12 cite 12 br10 Also, do not capitalize subjects, e.g. mathematics, history, science. 0-
10 Also, do NOT capitalize the names of seaons: spring, summer, autumn, fall, winter. 12 br
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