http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aPunctuation+tag%3aCapital+LettersSearch results for 'tag:Punctuation tag:Capital Letters' matching tags 'Punctuation' and 'Capital Letters'en-USXMOD (Build: 3715.30106)http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsThisSentenceCorrect/mqpkq/post.htm#1085447Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:12:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1085447avangi<< "They need to be strong they are way too polite in addressing their rivals" >> The only thing I object to is the lack of proper connection between the two independent clauses. Curiously, you didn't mention that. It needs a semicolon, or a conjunction, or a period and capital letter. "Way too polite" is slightly lower register than "much too polite," but it's really quite common. Also, the use of "in" which you object to is quite common, in my opinion. "You need to be careful in crossing the street." "You need to be careful when it comes to crossing the street" is acceptable, but much too wordy for my taste. Actually, both your example and mine...http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsingPunctuationInsideQuotes/mpkmm/post.htm#1079372Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:07:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1079372doctor dNo period and no capitalization is needed within the quotation.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HasAndHave/mpdxc/post.htm#1077067Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:06:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1077067cliveHi, im not sure if I should write the following victoria has got the girlies over for dinner or victoria have got the girlies over for dinner...help!! has (because the subject is singular). 'Girlies' is uncommon and informal, and seems excessively cute. Your writing is incorrect unless you use correct capital letters and punctuation. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CheckGrammaticalMistakes-It/mpcqq/post.htm#1076823Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:29:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1076823cliveHi, may Allah make him better soon It's wrong because it does not a start with a capital letter, and has no punctuation at the end. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CapitalLettersQuotation-Marks/mnjhb/post.htm#1068890Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:42:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1068890mister micawberNo, keep the 'h' in lower case.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CapitalLetterAfterExclamation-Mark/mvzdz/post.htm#1066880Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:24:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1066880avangiHi, MB. Welcome to English Forums. Thanks for joining us! As I understand it, reported speech is usually a sentence within a sentence, and both of them must begin with capital letters. "No!", he said. He said, "No!" I suppose "No!" isn't actually much of a sentence, but in a dialogue it would certainly be capitalized: John: Will you help me? Betty: No! "Take them away!", he said. (This whole thing is a sentence, and begins with a capital.) What he said is also a sentence, and begins with a capital: "Take them away!" The capital "T" serves both sentences. But when you reverse the order, the situation changes: He said, "Take them away!" ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/CapitalLetterAfterExclamation-Mark/mvzdz/post.htm#1065588Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:12:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1065588mbincoloradoWhy? Is there a reason for this? Why would there be a reason to capitalize it sometimes and not others. Thanks for your response.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectSpellingCorrectCapitalLetters-Punctuation/mlnxr/post.htm#1060553Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:17:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1060553mister micawberIt looks fine-- but I suggest that you change it to ' US state'. Otherwise, the statement is untrue.http://www.englishforums.com/English/LetterToAll/mlcxr/post.htm#1057265Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:55:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1057265grammar geekHere's why I do or don't: 1. I have a limited amount of time 2. Long essays take a long time to read. 3. Long essays are often on topics I don't find interesting. When I find the topic interesting, I'm more likely to read it and provide corrections. 4. Some are so very full of errors it's hard to know where to even start. 5. Some people seem to have put more effort into their essays than others. If it has few capital letters, sloppy punctuation and multiple mis-spellings, I move on to someone who put in the effort. 6. Some people have a more compelling reason for writing or a more interesting story to tell. 7. I don't get paid for this, so I do the ones that are more fun, more easily answered, more interesting...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Punctuation/mggpk/post.htm#1033752Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:57:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1033752mr wordyThe capitalisation of "Asked" is wrong. It should be "asked". Unrelated picky point: it's not good style to use the "backtick" character ` as an opening quote. In an environment where proper typographic ("curly") quotes are unavailable or awkward to use, just use the ordinary straight quote 'http://www.englishforums.com/English/Punctuation/mggpk/post.htmMon, 25 Jan 2010 12:25:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1033729ellycatAfter I've typed a sentence which requires a question mark; does the question mark always denote the end of a sentence and therefore the next word will always begin with a capital letter, or is this not always the case? I ask this because the following sentence from a cricket website confused me regarding the question I've asked. `What's that up there?' Asked Jepson, looking skywards. `The moon,' replied Bond. `Well how far do you want to see?' concluded Arthur. Much appreciated in advance.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Dropping/mgvnw/post.htm#1033119Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:24:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1033119cliveHi, dear dr why do i keep dropping things jane English sentences are incorrect if they lack capital letters and punctuation. Bets wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ParaphrasingHelp/dxrdw/post.htm#1033071Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:26:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1033071grammar geekwith every passing day, the world the floyds thought they knew becomes a bit more foreign Things become more and more strange to the Floyds. Please pay attention to capitalization and punctuation.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectGrammar/mzpgm/post.htm#1031276Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:50:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1031276cliveHi, 'they planted, harvest and made it as a pickle" 'they planted it, harvested it and pickled it" Note also that an English sentence is incorrect unless it starts with a capital letter and ends with suitable punctuation. Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhenToUseDoesAndDid/2/vcxn/Post.htm#1030687Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:04:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1030687grammar geeki didnot know it. i dont know it I did not know it then. I didn't know it then. I do not know it now. I don't know it now. did not = didn't do not = don't Please pay attention to capital letters and correct punctuation.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ActiveToPassiveVoice/mzmhx/post.htm#1030421Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:48:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1030421grammar geekRemember that sentences start with a capital letter and end with the correct form of punctuation. I will start it for you: Can the stars... ?http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsThisGrammaticlyCorrect/mzczk/post.htm#1027504Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:59:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1027504cliveHi, once the oil is formed it sarts to move threw poures rocks and continu its migration until it ran into impearable layer that prevent further flowing No English sentence is correct unless it starts with a capital letter and ends with suitable punctuation. Once the oil is formed, it starts to move through porous rocks and continues its migration until it runs into an impermeable layer that prevents further flowing. Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TieHighTreeWindFans/mvlvk/post.htm#1025166Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:35:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1025166mr wordyIn the context of a wizards-and-sorcery narrative, it's natural except for "exactly after". There is also a comma splice that needs fixing: "Tie it high up in a tree. As the wind fans it, the doors to success will open for you. Check it out after exactly 24 hours ; if it's still wet, you should understand there is an evil eye on you." The description highlighted in green is correct English. It possibly should begin with a capital letter.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Help/mvlbw/post.htm#1025120Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:53:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1025120mr wordyThe most glaring problem with your written English, if your post is anything to go by, is that you do not write in proper sentences or use any punctuation. Your post has no sentence divisions and no punctuation anywhere, and many people would give up bothering to try to read it after the first line or two. Sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a period (or question mark or exclamation mark). The word "I" is always capitalised. As a writing exercise, you might want to try to rewrite your post, using proper sentences, punctuation and capitalisation.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ReportedSpeech/mvhvx/post.htm#1024039Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:34:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1024039yankeeHi Anon, I assume you would like to know how to change the sentence you posted to reported speech. First, though, let's fix the punctuation and capitalization errors in the sentence you posted. "John",said the teacher,"You will surely succeed if you work hard. "John , " said the teacher, " y ou will surely succeed if you work hard. " The reported speech version of that sentence would be this: - The teacher told John that he would surely succeed if he worked hard.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CapitalLetterAfterExclamation-Mark/mvzdz/post.htm#1023409Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:08:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1023409avangiYou don't need to capitalize "screamed" in your example. The same would be true following a question mark. (But,) John screamed, " T ake this thing out of here!" By the way, thanks for joining us, Sarah. Welcome to English Forums! And Happy New Year! Best wishes, - A.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CapitalLetterAfterExclamation-Mark/mvzdz/post.htmWed, 06 Jan 2010 10:34:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1023405sarahmanchesterHello, If you have quotation marks which end with an exclamation mark should you then follow on with a capital letter? For example, which of the below is correct? "I'm sick of this place!" Screamed John. OR "I'm sick of this place!" screamed John. Any help much appreciated. Sarahhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/English/mdckg/post.htm#1017761Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:16:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1017761cliveHi, Please try to add capital letters at the start of each sentence, and suitable punctuation at the end of each sentence. English grammar requires this. Then repost, and we can comment further. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectMySentence/mdbzq/post.htm#1017498Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:20:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1017498r williamsI think you have more than one sentence here. Punctuation will help a lot. Try using capital letters, full stops and question marks. It helps the reader to understand your writing. Hello. How are you? Last month I went to visit my cousin but he wasn't at home.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectGrammer/mcnlm/post.htm#1016035Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:18:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1016035grammar geekDo not use an apostrophe to form a plural. The capitalization looks very odd. I'd make all of them lower-case except the first letter of the sentence. (Why did the angels blush? That part doesn't make sense to me.)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Apostrophe/mrqqq/post.htm#1007209Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:59:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1007209yankeeHi Anon It would make everything much easier if you posted your actual question directly in your post. I assume you want to know whether the apostrophe should be used in your sentence. The answer is NO. In addition, you have used capital letters incorrectly. If "Annual Reports of English Football Clubs" is the official title of a single yearly publication, I would suggest this: - Can the Annual Reports of English Football Clubs be used as a predictor of bankruptcy? If that is not the title of a single yearly publication, I would suggest this: - Can the annual reports of English football clubs be used as predictors of bankruptcy?http://www.englishforums.com/English/Writing/mrnxq/post.htm#1006278Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:39:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1006278grammar geekanopeningsentenceisyourfirstsentence (I figured if you don't are about capitalization or punctuation, perhaps you don't care about spacing either.)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Commas/mrklc/post.htm#1005355Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:03:05 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1005355grammar geekHi Anon, You need to try this exercise yourself first, otherwise we would just be doing your homework. You also need to put in the correct capital letters. They are important too.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PlsReplyAsap/lppnd/post.htm#997062Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:11:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:997062cliveHi, there are t w o sentences which one is correct gramatically and why? <<< This is two sentences, so capitals and punctuation are required. 1. he managed to open the door by kicking it. 2. he managed opening the door by kicking it. Note that neither is correct, because an English sentnce must start with a capital letter. Apart from that, #1 is fine. I wouldn't say #2 is incorrect, but it sounds wrong and it is very unidiomatic. A native speaker wouldn't say it. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AnswerThisPlease/lxpxd/post.htm#993473Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:25:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993473califjimif you count by two's, you miss it by one. if you count by five's, you miss it by the same amount. It is greater than 20. What is the smallest number it could be? Pretty good, but you still missed a couple of capital letters. And the apostrophes shouldn't be used. CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/LetterToAFriend/lpbnv/post.htm#992971Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:45:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992971grammar geekWelcome to the forums. We will help you after you write your first draft. It's not "help" if we simply do an assignment for you. For you to learn, you have to try to do things yourself. Remember that you will need to start your sentences with a capital letter, use proper punctuation, and not use abbreviations like "plz" when you write your letter.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AllowOrAllows/2/lxphb/Post.htm#992410Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:57:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992410yoong liatThe following sentence is from the Collins Cobuild Dictionary. Here 'begin' and 'end' are used. A sentence is a group of words which , when they are written down, begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark. Most sentences contain a subject and a verb.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AnswerThisPlease/lxpxd/post.htm#992230Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:58:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992230califjim21. It has to be odd (since counting by two's misses it). And it is within one number of counting by five. So it has to be a number on either side of 10, 20, 30, etc (since the numbers on either side of 5, 15, 25 are even). Finally, it has to be larger than 20. So it cannot be 9, 11, or 19. Therefore: 21. Lovely. But this is an English forum. What did you think of the grammar, capitalization, and punctuation of the statement of the problem? Certainly it's not presented as you would find it in a textbook. Any comments? CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/4QuestionsThankYou/lwkgw/post.htm#961047Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:48:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:961047jemaasjr1 I have 10 gigabytes of music/ worth of music. 2 The hot water isn't on at a max at its boiling hot, so imagine if it was on the hottest. English is okay, but what you are trying to say is confused. 3 Dishwashing soap needs water to bubble./ lather . if If you use it dry it won't work. "Lather" is almost always used for shaving cream. 4 Do the dishes in three steps, first scrub and get all the grease out than rinse and finally go back and check the dishes in detail and to make sure its they are spotless. (would you use GO BACK IN DETAIL) You start out telling the reader there are three steps, and then you don't really have three steps. The thing just sort of runs on. "And" is a conjucton. If you want...http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsSentenceCorrectGrammarWise/lhmbd/post.htm#956788Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:40:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:956788califjimif i haven't went to school i would have seen a movie No. The sentence is not grammatically correct. The capitalization and punctuation are also incorrect. Here's what you need. Note the capitalization and the punctuation as well as the words. If I hadn't gone to school, I would have seen a movie. CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/DoUWentToCollege/lgcqc/post.htm#949105Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:06:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:949105cliveHi, do u et 2 college I'll make a deal with you. First, please add a capital letter and punctuation. Then correct your spelling. After that, I'll be happy to help you with your grammar. OK? Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SingularNouns/lgrpv/post.htm#948482Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:14:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:948482cliveHi, for this qusetion i would have to use and apostrophe s how would i write out money belonging to mickey Mickey's money You are interested in using an apostrophe correctly, yet you do not seem interested in using capital letters and other punctuation correctly. That seems strange to me. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/InOrOfInASentence/lvphx/post.htm#944398Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:04:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:944398califjimI hope they won't give you the wrinkles this time Too late! Everything gives me wrinkles! _______________ George used to have a statue on the mental of his apartment. ( Could "in" be natural?) mantel or mantelpiece (the shelf over a fireplace), not mental (having to do with the mind)! (This one was really funny, though you didn't intend it!) Only in his apartment sounds natural to me. Not of . ________________ I ran into you the other day in your hallway, in your building. (If the comma is removed, should "in" be replaced by "of", so it would be "in the hallway of your building"?) ... in the hallway of your building. is fine. ... in the hallway in your building. is OK. ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/SatEnglish/lvjxv/post.htm#941342Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:16:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:941342grammar geekOkay. As are you with your capitalization and punctuation.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CompleteSubjectSimpleSubject/lvjzk/post.htm#941098Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:36:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:941098cliveHi, First, what's your answer? Then we can help you with it. You have a spelling mistake. Some capital letters are missing. You have no punctuation. best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ScarletIbis/lvdmr/post.htm#939484Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:35:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:939484califjimI suggest that you work together with your teacher on this assignment, especially on basic research techniques. While you're at it, you could probably use some brushing up on capitalization and punctuation rules. CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Homonym/lcmkp/post.htm#932213Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:29:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:932213grammar geekDo you understand what a homonym is? (It's best, since this is a forum for learning English) to use proper capitalization and punctuation when you post here.)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Capitalisation/lcwbw/post.htm#930913Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:10:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:930913cliveHi Matthew, Why do we capitalise the first letter of the word following Dear Sir, or Madam? Example: Dear Sirs, Here is my resume as requested . . . Dear Madam, I am pleased to accept. . . Here it's because of the pronoun I. Why so in other cases? Because it is the start of a sentence. The Dear Sir is just a formulaic greeting which is traditionally followed by a comma. The comma, however, is not intended in any way to connect Dear Sir to the sentence that comes next. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpWithSentence/lccqg/post.htm#929534Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:53:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:929534cliveHi, How should the following sentence be corrected? when dad finished winn dixie he said this book has much to say By adding punctuation and capital letters. Would you like to try, so that we can then help you with more comments? Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichSentenceIsCorrect/lrqwk/post.htm#923505Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:33:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:923505cliveHi, First, please note that all are incorrect because they lack capital letters. 'visa,mastercard, and citibank are all acceptable' OK or 'visa,mastercard, and citibank all are acceptable' OK, but less elegant what if i modify the 2nd sentence as: 'visa,mastercard, and citibank:all are acceptable' can just a list of nouns stand like this before the colon? No. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SubjectAndVerbAgreement/lrmvl/post.htm#922283Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:03:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:922283califjimis Is the word choose plural or singular ? I think you're asking with respect to the present tense. He chooses. They choose. Plural. Don't forget capitalization and punctuation when asking your questions. CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichGrammaticallyCorrect/lrlpx/post.htm#922181Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:39:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:922181tanitHi, Neither is correct because they lack capital letters and punctuation. If you fix this problem, the first is correct and is the one you should use in a test, a formal letter and so on. You'll sometimes hear the second, though.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ScholarshipLetter/lrzdq/post.htm#920247Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:51:05 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:920247grammar geek1. Never, EVER write anything in application for something related to your education that doesn't use proper capitalization and punctuation. 2. Find out what the scholarship is for - girls studying engineering, middle children of Latvian hertigage, students interested in public service, etc. Make sure you're a match to what they are looking for. 3. Identify yourself as a scholarship applicant and how you meet the criteria. Say what you hope to do in life and how your college education will help you achieve that. Assure them that scholarship money invested in your is going to be well-spent.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ACommaOrNoComma/lrdnc/post.htm#919857Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:49:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:919857mister micawberI wonder if a comma before the word (pronoun?) "which" would be correct.-- No; the following clause is a critical part of the definition of 'enzyme'. I also think that the word in capital letters "TECHNICAL" (in brackets) means the word is technical in terms of its use. -- That's right...except that it's really not terribly technical. Many laymen know what enzymes are.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ACommaOrNoComma/lrdnc/post.htmMon, 28 Sep 2009 05:20:05 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:919821anonymousHi. In the Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary, it has this definition for the word "enzyme," and I wonder if a comma before the word (pronoun?) "which" would be correct. Please help. I also think that the word in capital letters "TECHNICAL" (in brackets) means the word is technical in terms of its use. An enzyme is a chemical substance that is found in living creatures which produces changes in other substances without being changed itself.