First 20 Flashcards
the department of history or the Department of History?
the department of history; only use capitals for proper nouns or when part of official/formal name
Affect, noun or verb?
Verb; to influence.
A.M. or a.m.?
a.m.
Always lowercase with periods
CD’s or CDs?
CDs
Northridge, CA or Northridge, California?
Northridge, California
The club held its meeting on Thursday or The club had its meeting on Thursday?
The club had its meeting on Thursday.
Only use held in the literal sense
August 1980 or August, 1980?
Only use comma between month and year of certain date is used
The dog chased its tail or The dog chased it’s tail?
The dog chased its tail.
Its is the possessive form
Spring or spring?
spring; only capitalize when used as part of formal name or when exact year is included
The museum is open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily or The museum is open from 6 a.m.- 8 p.m. daily.
The museum is open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
Don’t use a hyphen to separate dates, times or numerals.
The woman who likes dogs moved out. Who is there? or Whom is there?
Who is there?
Who is for references to human beings and animals with a name
The flag was red, white and blue or The flag was red, white, and blue.
The flag was red, white and blue.
Use quotes for paraphrasing or for exact word-to-word comments?
Exact word-to-word comments
The plane flew above the city or The plane flew over the city.
The plane flew over the city.
Los Angeles, California or Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Including California for major cities not necessary
