Final Exam Material

Question 1

1. Capitalize the first word of every sentence.
2. Capitalize the first word in a direct quotation if the word begins a sentence:
3. Capitalize the names of persons:
4. Capitalize the titles of persons:
5. Always capitalize countries, cities, languages, nationalities, religions, races, months, days of the week, documents, organizations, holidays, historical events or perionds:
   
   • Use small letters for the seasons.
6. Capitalize the names of particular places:
   
   • Use small letters if a particular place is not given:
7. Use capital letters for geographic locations:
8. Capitalize the names of specific products:
   
   • Use small letters for a kind of product:
9. Capitalize the names of specific School courses:
10. Capitalize the first and last words in the titles of long or short works, and capitalize all other significant words in the titles:
    11.

Answer 1

1. Yesterday we saw our first soccer game.
2. My aunt said, “This is a gift for your birthday.”“Have sine birthday cake, “my aunt said, “and have some more ice cream.” (Notice that the second secction of this quote does not begin a sentence.)
3. Nancy Perez and Frank Murray came to see me at the store.

• I asked Mother to feed my cat.

Do not capitalize words like mother, father, or aunt if you put a possessive in front of them.

• I asked my mother to feed my cat.
  1. I spoke with Dr. Wilson.
• He has to see Dean Johnston.
  1. In high school, we never studied the Vietnam War.
• The Polish-American Club will hold a picnic on Labor Day.

Use small letters for the seasons:

• I love fall because I love to watch the leaves change color.
  1. We used to hold our annual meetings at Northside Auditorium in Springfield, Iowa, but this year we are meeting at Riverview Theater in Langton, Missouri.

Use small letters if a particular place is not given:

• We are looking for an auditorium we can rent for our meeting.
  1. Jim was determined to find a good job in the West.

But use small letters for geographic directions:

• To get to my house, you have to drive west on the turnpike.
  1. I always drink Diet Pepsi for breakfast.

But use small letters for a kind of product:

• I always drink diet cola for breakfast.
  1. I have to take Child Psychology next term.

But use small letters for generaly academic subject:

• My advisor told me to take a psychology course.
  1. I’ve always wanted to read The Old Man and the Sea.
• Whenever we go to see the team play, my uncle sings “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.”

Question 2

Subjects and Verbs: Singular VS. Plural

Subjects and verbs have to agree in number. This means that singular subject must be matched to singular verb; plural subject must bre matched to plural verb.

CAUTION: Remember that a regular verb has an -s ending in only one singular form in the present tense-the form that goes with he, she, it, or, their equivalents.

EX. He makes me feel confident.

She appreciates intelligent conversation.

It seems like a good buy.

Bo runs every day.

That girl swims well.

The machine breaks down too often.

Answer 2

EX. Singular subject, singular verb

My sister walks to work every morning.

EX. Plural subject, plural verb:

Mary, David, and Sam believe in ghosts.

EX. Singular subject, singular verb:

That movie is too violent for me.

EX. Plural subject, plural verb:

Bulky packages are difficult to carry.