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Are career choices capitalized?
No
Are proper names capitalized? (people's names, business names, geographical places)
Yes
T or F: We capitalize brand names and products.
False: we only capitalize the brand name, not the product (Lady Jane chocolates; Goagurt yogurt)
T or F: Man-made structures, such as canals, bridges, and buildings are not capitalized.
False!
What do we use to separate a city and state, a city and country, two descriptive words, the day and year in a date, and a day and date?
A comma
When is a hyphen used? (2)
To combine place names (Winston-Salem, Statford-on-Avon) AND prefixes with a base word (self-esteem)
Jackson's car OR Jacksons' car?
Jackson's car (singular)
All of the student's papers OR All of the students' papers?
All of the students' papers (plural)
What are the prepositional phrases? She eats in her office at noon during weekdays.
in her office; at noon; during weekdays
What are the prepositional phrases? He plays soccer with his friends on Saturdays at Standard Park in the summer.
with his friends; on Saturdays; at Standard Park; in the summer
What are the subject(s) and verb(s)? Would you like to go to the beach with us?
S: you / V: would like
What are the subject(s) and verb(s)? Joe and John haven't drunk coffee today.
S: Joe and John / V: haven't drunk
What are the subject(s) and verb(s)? My sister and I gave our niece a present.
S: My sister and I / V: gave
What are the subject(s) and verb(s)? Open the door and look on the top shelf..
S: you (implied) / V: open, look
What is the contraction for WE ARE?
we're
THEY'RE is a contraction for what?
They are
