Sentence correction and improvement. topic is names and apostrophes

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which is correct? Are they all correct?1) my game "zombie ate my neighbors" was stolen last year. 2) my game, zombies ate my neighbors, was stolen last year.3) "zombies ate my neighbors" was stolen last year.Thanks

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

For a start, they are all incorrect because an English sentence must start with a capital letter. Proper names also require capitals.

I'd like a dollar for every time I've explained that in this Forum.

If you try to make these corrections, I'd be happy to comment further.

Clive

Nerdikarp · Answer

Here are the corrections:

1) My game "Zombies Ate My Neighbors" was stolen last year.

2) My game, Zombies Ate My Neighbors, was stolen last year.

3) "Zombies Ate My Neighbors" was stolen last year.

Thanks

Clive · Answer

Hi,

I didn't mean to sound fussy, but I get so tired of adding capitals to people's writing.

Here are the corrections:

1) My game, "Zombies Ate My Neighbors", was stolen last year.

2) My game, Zombies Ate My Neighbors, was stolen last year. I'd use quotes or italics, or underline.

3) "Zombies Ate My Neighbors" was stolen last year. But you don't tell us that it was your game.

Clive

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