English 12 Capitalization, End Marks, & Comma Review

Do not capitalize earth, moon and sun, except when used in a list with other planets.

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The article the is not capitalized before the title of a magazine or a newspaper when written within a sentence.

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It is acceptable to capitalize family-relationship words when they are preceded by a possessive with or without the title being considered as part of the name. Example: My Aunt Martha and My Cousin Louis are coming to visit.

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Always capitalize the pronoun I and the interjection O.

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And indirect question and a polite request would end in what punctuation?

• a question mark

• a period

• an exclamation point

Use a (n) _______________ to end an imperative sentence strongly stated.

• period

• question mark

• exclamation point

Use a(n) ____________ before a coordinating conjunction to join two independent clauses.

• semicolon

• colon

• comma

Use a comma to separate two coordinate adjectives even if the adjective preceding the noun forms a compound noun. Example: An antique, rocking chair.

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It is acceptable to omit commas from around parenthetical expressions when these expressions do not cause a distinct break in the flow of the sentence and do not require a pause in reading. Example: The hurricane is indeed a bad one.

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Sometimes a element may be interpreted as essential or nonessential and it is up to the writer to punctuate the sentence so that it conveys the meaning he intends.

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