Punctuation and Capitalization - Page 6
Capitalization in QuotesCapitalize the first word in a sentence that is a direct quote When quoting, the first word of a complete sentence should be...January 21, 2017- Comma Before Parenthesis or After?You’ve likely seen writers use parentheses to set apart information from the main sentence. But do you know how to use them...January 20, 2017
Capitalization After Colons: Rules and ExamplesCapitalization: First word after a colon In American English, the first word after a colon is sometimes capitalized if it begins...January 20, 2017
Capitalization: Days of the Week and Months of the YearCapitalization: Days of the week, months of the year, and holidays (but not the seasons) Days, months, and holidays are always...January 19, 2017- Comma Between Correlative Conjunction Sets, With ExamplesCorrelative pairs of conjunctions include words like neither, nor, not, but, both, and and. For this punctuation rule, we can...January 18, 2017
- How to Use Slashes in WritingThere are two types of slashes: a backslash () and a forward slash (/). The backslash is used only for computer coding. The...January 7, 2017
- Good Morning and Good Afternoon—Are They Capitalized?Everyone likes a friendly greeting. If you are writing a salutation, it may be most well-received if you follow the rules of...December 12, 2016
Is It “Master’s Degree” or “Masters Degree”?The correct way to spell master’s degree is with an apostrophe, not masters degree. The apostrophe in master’s indicates a...November 23, 2016
Is “Year Old” Hyphenated or Not?Hyphenate “year old” if the phrase precedes a noun that it is modifying. Do you want to talk about age? Before you start, you...November 20, 2016
Comma Before WhileDon’t use a comma before while when you mean “during the same time.” Do use a comma before while when you mean “whereas” or...November 19, 2016