Ellycat  +  804708 Fri, 03 Jul 09 06:37 PM He was getting better, but not as fast as his doctor wished. Then Laura said, 'Do you mean that? In this context, why does the word 'do' begin with a capital letter, if it's not  a beginning of a sentence etc? Is it because it's a beginning of speech? Many thanks in advance. Ellycat Capital Letters, Writing, Sentences, Context, Speaking, Speeches

	Best answer by Philip  +  804725 Fri, 03 Jul 09 06:50 PM Punctuation gurus have varying opinions on whether to capitalize or not in this case.  For me, the more important thing is to be consistent in your writing. You also need to close your quote. Philip

	Best answer by CalifJim  +  804816 Fri, 03 Jul 09 08:15 PM Ellycat “why does the word 'do' begin with a capital letter, if it's not  a beginning of a sentence etc?” It is the beginning of a sentence.  It's considered the beginning of the sentence in quotes, so it's capitalized. CJ CalifJim

	Yoong Liat  +  804724 Fri, 03 Jul 09 06:49 PM Ellycat “He was getting better, but not as fast as his doctor wished. Then Laura said, 'Do you mean that? In this context, why does the word 'do' begin with a capital letter, if it's not  a beginning of a sentence etc? Is it because it's a beginning of speech? ” Then Laura said, 'Do you mean that? Then Laura said, 'Do you mean that?'  Is it because it's a beginning of speech? Yes, you're right. Yoong Liat Joined on Mon, Sep 4 2006 Veteran Member 6,757 Capital Letters, Writing, Sentences, Context, Speaking, Speeches

	Soka  +  804822 Fri, 03 Jul 09 08:22 PM Ellycat asked,"Why does the word 'do' begin with a capital letter, if it's not  a beginning of a sentence etc?". Soka Joined on Mon, Dec 10 2007 Full Member 186 The Lord prefers common-looking people.That is why he makes so many of them. Sentences

	Ellycat  +  805090 Fri, 03 Jul 09 11:49 PM "You also need to close your quote". I now realise my mistake regarding the closing of the quotation marks. Thank you. Ellycat Punctuation, Quotation Marks, Mistakes