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A Little Help with Capitals

angel_tristan0409 — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:07:10 GMT

A Little Help with Capitals

This handout lists some guidelines for capitalization. If you have a question about whether a specific word should be capitalized that doesn't fit under one of these rules, try checking a dictionary to see if the word is capitalized there.

Use capital letters in the following ways:

The first words of a sentence

When he tells a joke, he sometimes forgets the punch line.

The pronoun "I"

The last time I visited Atlanta was several years ago.

Proper nouns (the names of specific people, places, organizations, and sometimes things)

Worrill Fabrication Company

Golden Gate Bridge

Supreme Court

Livingston, Missouri

Atlantic Ocean

Mothers Against Drunk Driving

Family relationships (when used as proper names)

I sent a thank-you note to Aunt Abigail, but not to my other aunts.

Here is a present I bought for Mother.

Did you buy a present for your mother?

The names of God, specific deities, religious figures, and holy books

God the Father

the Virgin Mary

the Bible

the Greek gods

Moses

Shiva

Buddha

Zeus

Exception: Do not capitalize the non-specific use of the word "god."

The word "polytheistic" means the worship of more than one god.

Titles preceding names, but not titles that follow names

She worked as the assistant to Mayor Hanolovi.

I was able to interview Miriam Moss, mayor of Littonville.

Directions that are names (North, South, East, and West when used as sections of the country, but not as compass directions)

The Patels have moved to the Southwest.

Jim's house is two miles north of Otterbein.

The days of the week, the months of the year, and holidays (but not the seasons used generally)

Halloween

October

Friday

winter

spring

fall

Exception: Seasons are capitalized when used in a title.

The Fall 1999 semester

The names of countries, nationalities, and specific languages

Costa Rica

Spanish

French

English

The first word in a sentence that is a direct quote

Emerson once said, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."

The major words in the titles of books, articles, and songs (but not short prepositions or the articles "the," "a," or "an," if they are not the first word of the title)

One of Jerry's favorite books is The Catcher in the Rye.

Members of national, political, racial, social, civic, and athletic groups

Green Bay Packers

African-Americans

Anti-Semitic

Democrats

Friends of the Wilderness

Chinese

Periods and events (but not century numbers)

Victorian Era

Great Depression

Constitutional Convention

sixteenth century

Trademarks

Pepsi

Honda

IBM

Microsoft Word

Words and abbreviations of specific names (but not names of things that came from specific things but are now general types)

Freudian

NBC

pasteurize

french fries

italics

Re: [in/on] the plane.

Clive — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:12:24 GMT

Hi,

A plane just crashed while landing and the passengers are abandoning it. A few minutes later, reporters arrive and in an interview, a survivor says "There's are still people [in/on] the plane".

I know learners are told to use on when it comes to planes. However, I heard a native say 'in' in this context. I guess the preposition associated with planes is not fixed to [on] but context dependent.

What do you think? I agree with you about the context dependency. In this case, I think we prefer to say 'in' because the plane is on the ground and is no longer "like a plane" since it has crashed and is damaged.

Best wishes, Clive

[in/on] the plane.

New2grammar — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:16:18 GMT

A plane just crashed while landing and the passengers are abandoning it. A few minutes later, reporters arrive and in an interview, a survivor says "There's are still people [in/on] the plane".

What do you think?

Thanks in advance!

Good luck

New2grammar — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:24:25 GMT

Good luck [in/on/with] your interview.

Good luck [in/on/with] your exam.

I often hear these prepositions being used with 'good luck'. I wonder what are the differences between them?

Thanks in advance!

Re: Police Interview

Cool Breeze — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 09:51:07 GMT

Clive wrote:
Please come for an interview by Sergeant John on 31 Aug 2007 at 11 am in the Administrative Department, CID, situated in No. 2, Newton Road.

I'd say 'with Sergeant Smith'.

Hi Clive

Since Sergeant John conducts the interview, and is not the interviewee, I would prefer the original preposition.

Cf.
This is an interview with Prince Harry.

Cheers
CB

time expressions

Hela — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 07:41:14 GMT

Dear teachers,
Would you please tell me:
1) "During the interview" is 'during' a preposition ?
2) whether he goes or stays is not for me to decide.
âthe present certainly sounds better than the future or is required, where it relates to non-temporal conditions.â Is that true?
All the best,
Hela

Re: solution to/for/of

Ant_222 — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 19:55:08 GMT

«What is the rule governing the use of "to", "for" or "of" with the word "solution"?»

Well, it seems to me that when the preposition really refers to the object being solved, "of" is the choice. This is the case in examples #1, maybe #2 and #4.

In #3: It's like «Is it good _for_ me?», no connection with "solution".

In #5: It's similar to: «Give a book _to_ me»

Everyone must understand his or her responsibility and contribute to the solution of the energy problem.

His boss, a whimsical type, fires him and then says he will be rehired if he finds information leading to a solution of [maybe] the case.

A second-generation offering [offer?], with faster wireless connections and smoother setup, might eventually be a solution for the rest of us, as well.

These holes, technically called Einstein-Rosen bridges, have long been predicted as a solution of Einstein's equations.

In a brief telephone interview on Wednesday, Justice [judge?] Smith declined to provide a solution to a [the?] puzzled reporter.

EDIT: solution _to_ [a problem] is also possible, like "key _to_ [a door]" or "an answer _to_ [a question]".

EDIT 2:
The difference between "to" and "of" I understand in this way:
"To" is used when writeing from the viewpoint of the problem being solved:

«For centuries scientists had been looking for a solution to this problem, until it was proved that there is no solution.»

"For" is used when writing from the viewpoint of the solution. When discussing the ppoperties whereof, for example.

«Is the solution of this system differential equations Lyapunov-stable?»

«Is Povarov's solution of this problem correct?»

Re: interview

CalifJim — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:41:47 GMT

I think you're looking for a preposition, not a verb. Either of the solutions that you suggested would work.

I have an interview with IBM tomorrow.
I have an interview for a job next week.

CJ

Re: "Request for" versus "request" - rules of usage?

Goodman — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 19:04:44 GMT

Anonymous wrote:
Hi guys, just a point I'd like to clarify which was brought up at a seminar I attended regarding the drafting of legal documents.

From my understanding, I've always thought that when a "request" (used as a verb) is made for an object, the sentence should be in the form "request + for + object", i.e., "request" must be followed by the preposition "for".

Take for example:

(1) "He requested for a form."
=> Where "form" = object
OR
(2) "He requested for a speedy resolution of the matter."
=> "speedy resolution of the matter" = object
OR
(3) "He requested for an extension of the deadline."
=> "extension of the deadline" = object
=> Conversely, you could take "extension" as the object and "of the deadline" as a modifier/adjunct. Likewise for example (2)

It is only in the case of sub-clauses that the preposition "for" is omitted, such as:

(4) "He requested that immediate action be taken"
==> "that immediate action be taken" = subordinate clause, where the verb in the main clause is "requested".

The problem is at the seminar I attended, I was told that the following sentence is WRONG: "He requested for an adjournment".

According to the lecturer, "for" should be omitted, such that the correct sentence should read: "He requested an adjournment".

Now it's pretty clear to me that "an adjournment" is a noun acting as the object in this clause, so why do we drop the "for"? Did the lecturer make a mistake? Or have I been completely off-track all along? In this case, "He requested an adjournment" actually sounds fine to me, but not when I apply this same rule to the example (2) or (3) above:

"He requested a speedy resolution of the matter." ==> Sounds odd.
"He requested an extension of the deadline". ==> Sounds odd.

I've been repeating example (1) over and over again so I can't even tell which version (with or without the "for") sounds more correct anymore!

Help anyone?

Hi Anon,

My understanding with the word ârequestâ is this. When we used [request] as a verb, itâs most likely in a subjunctive condition, i.e. âThe HR manager over the phone requested that I submit a formal application for employment before the actual interviewâ.

John requested that everyone in the office come to his birthday party.

When [request] is used as a noun, the verb [made] is used along with it. Example:

John told me that he had made several requests to transfer out of his office in LA but received no answers.

Several requests [for ] / [to have] a new vending machine have been made by the employees but so far no response from the management.

BTW, [request for], depending on the context, it's possibly correct. Google result: 2,100,000,000 for request

Re: Motivation letter for Primary School application <<Urgent !!, Pls comment>

julielai — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 03:11:49 GMT

Hi,

One blank means one word. Hope that helps.

Cutieangel wrote:

We are very grateful and appreciative of you spending precious time in reading this unexpected letter of ours. The main purpose of this letter is to seek an opportunity of education in your school for my daughter, ***, (be straightforward with your request)

We have heard about your schoolâs sound reputation from many parents and ______your schoolâs mission, philosophy, curriculum and facilities from your schoolâs Web site. l am especially impressed ___(prep.) your school (possessive case) emphasis ____(preposition) a balanced and all-rounded development of oneâs potential. I have visited your school with my daughter during last yearâs Open Day and she likes the environment very much.

Our daughter is currently studying in K3 at ***. She performs well in many aspects â self care & (use and for the last item) discipline, linguistic development, creativity and emotional development. *** is an adorable girl. She has a bright and cheerful character that contributes to (a character does not contribute to the community) her good social community. She has a strong curiosity and energetic (parallel) to explore new things around her. Our daughter has a very creative thinking and she will have much idea (idea is countable) (words deleted). For example, she will introduce new game rules for card and board games (all kids do that).

We believe in the Multiple Intelligent theory. Because of our ____, we have arranged different ____classes for my daughter. On one hand, we want her to ___ (prep.) development. On the other hand, we hope to discover our daughterâs potential (word deleted) and develop her interest through various exposure and stimulation.

We would ____ if we could be given an interview (anytime) with the Principal for further clarification and we ____(verb) sure that the Principal could obtain a more comprehensive understanding of our daughter.