grammar test review Flashcards

1
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rule for capitalizing course titles

A

specific course title, or a language

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2
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rule for capitalizing sun, earth, and moon

A

only capitalize if the words are in a list of planets, and if the word the is not before it

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3
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rule for titles of a person

A

direct address, name after it

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4
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rule for family names

A

direct address, before a persons name as long as there isnt a possessive before it

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5
Q

what is capitalized in a work title

A

first word, last, and all important words

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6
Q

two one word pronouns that are always capitalized

A

I, and O

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7
Q

capitalization of poetry

A

first letter of ever stanza

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8
Q

“B.C?” or “B.C.?”

A

B.C.?

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9
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whats one time you can use a semicolon in a sentence

A

when theres already comas, or items in a series

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10
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when would you use a colon

A

list at the end that formally introduced, or quotation

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11
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when can you use a colon to separate two independent clauses

A

when the second clause describes the first clause

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12
Q

what do you use to break up faltering speech

A

dash

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13
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what do you use after pre or self

A

hyphen

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14
Q

separate parenthetical elements that contain internal punctuations

A

dash

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15
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used in quotations where the writer as added something to the quotations that was no there

A

brackets

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16
Q

commas and periods go where in closing quotations

A

inside

17
Q

what goes outside closing quotation marks

A

colons and semicolons

18
Q

what mark of punctuations can go either inside or outside the quoted matter

A

question mark and exclamation mark