English 1110

Capitalization 1

Capitalize proper nouns and any adjectives formed from them.

Capitalization 2

Capitalize the pronoun I

Capitalization 3

Capitalize the first word of a sentence.

Capitalization 4

Capitalize the first word and all nouns in the salutation of a letter and the first word of the complimentary closing.

Capitalization 5

Capitalize names for God and pronouns that refer to Him.

Capitalization 6

Capitalize only the first word of a direct quotation.

Capitalization 7

Capitalize words of family relationships when used with a person’s name or as a substitute for it.

Capitalization 8

Capitalize titles and abbreviation of titles that precede personal or official names.

Capitalization 9

Capitalize titles of organizations, literary and music titles, and titles of works of art.

Capitalization 10

Capitalize the first word of every complete line of poetry.

Quotation 1

Use quotation marks to show the exact words of a speaker.

Quotation 2

Use on set of quotation marks for two or more sentences by speaker if they are not broken by explanatory material.

Quotation 3

Begin a new paragraph each time the speaker changes.

Quotation 4

Place the quotation marks outside the other marks of punctuation.

Quotation 5

Use quotation marks to indicate the titles of, short stories, essays poems, songs, chapters of books, or magazine articles.

Comma 1

Use a comma or commas to separate a direct quotation that is a full sentence from any explanatory material.

Comma 2

Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence.

Comma 3

Use a comma to separate words, phrases, or clauses in a series.

Comma 4

Use commas to set off non-essential words like, “yes,” “no,” “therefore,” and “however”; appositives and nouns of direct address.

Comma 5

Use commas to separate and set off parts of an address and parts of a date.

Comma 6

Use a comma after the salutation of a friendly letter and the complimentary closing of all letters.

Comma 7

Use a comma to set off an introductory adverb clause.

Comma 8

Use a comma to set off an introductory participial phrase, as well as an introductory prepositional phrase or phrases of four or more words.

Comma 8

Use a comma to set off an introductory participial phrase, as well as an introductory prepositional phrase or phrases of four or more words.

Comma 9

Use a comma to set off a nonessential phrase or clause; that is, a phrase or a clause which can be omitted without changing the meaning of the main clause.