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26 Cards in this Set
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Billy, Jill, Target, New York City, Miami Dolphins, Sea World
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Capitalize proper nouns (names of particular people, places, or things).
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SIMPLE SENTENCE
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Also called an independent clause, contains a subject and a verb, and it expresses a complete thought.
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COMPOUND SENTENCE
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Contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinator. The coordinators are as follows: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. (Helpful hint: The first letter of each of the coordinators spells FANBOYS.)
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COMPLEX SENTENCE
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Has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. Always has a subordinator such as because, since, after, although, or when or a relative pronoun such as that, who, or which.
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The dog ran past the house
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Capitalize the first word in a sentence.
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I am a student in junior high school.
I am a student at Reading Junior High School |
Never capitalize a junior high school or high school unless it is the name of a specific school.
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I am on my way to math class.
I have math class just after English class |
School subjects are not capitalized except for the names of language (English, Spanish, French, Latin, etc.).
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School is out for summer
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Don't capitalize seasons--spring, winter, etc
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I live in the South.
Drive south on Highway 59. |
Capitalize "north, east, south, and west" when they indicate parts of the country. Do not capitalize them when you are giving directions.
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Christmas, Easter, Halloween
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Capitalize the names of holidays.
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Christmas, Easter, Halloween
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Capitalize the names of holidays.
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President Abraham Lincoln
Principal Bob Grimes |
Titles of people are capitalized when they are followed by the name.
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The President of the United States
The Queen of England |
Titles of people in very high national or state offices are often capitalized even when not followed by the name.
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The principal of Laney High School.
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When the position is referred to instead of the person, the position is not capitalized.
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“Mom will pick me up.”
“Kathy will pick me up.” = Capitalize “Your dad drives a nice car.” “Your Mike drives a nice car.” = Do not capitalize |
Do not capitalize words of family relationship when they are used with a possessive pronoun.
For example: Capitalize “Mom” or “Dad” when you use the words as if “Mom” or “Dad” were their proper names. In other words, if you could substitute their name for Mom or Dad, capitalize it. DO NOT CAPITALIZE “mom” or “dad” if you say “my mom” or “your dad.” If you could NOT substitute their name for Mom or Dad, DO NOT CAPATALIZE it. |
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
“The National Anthem” |
Capitalize the first word and all important words the title of a movie, book, play, song, magazine, newspaper, or television show.
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God, Allah, Zeus
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Capitalize words referring to a specific Deity
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Atlantic Ocean, Texas, France
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Capitalize geographic names.
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He wanted to know if I would go to the store.
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Always capitalize the pronoun I
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Tuesday, Friday, February, July
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Capitalize the names of days and months
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We are going to have Mexican food for dinner tonight.
Sarah ate lunch at a Chinese restaurant. He uses Crest toothpaste. |
Capitalize proper adjectives
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Dear friend,
Yours truly, |
Capitalize the first word in the greeting or closing of a letter or email.
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Parent Teacher Association
Houston Texans |
Capitalize the names of teams, associations, or organizations
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Wal-Mart, Chevron, Bank of America
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Capitalize the names of businesses
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Boston Tea Party, Declaration of Independence, Stone Age
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Capitalize the names of historical events, historical documents, and periods of time
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Richard R. Smith
Jayne Simmons, M.D. PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) |
Capitalize initials or abbreviations that stand for names, titles, or organizations
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