True or False
Sammy took a trip to Paris to study impressionist art.
False
Impressionist is a proper adjective deriving from the proper noun “Impressionism”.
Can you give 3 examples of proper nouns?
the Statue of Liberty, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Department of Motor Vehicles, Mount Vesuvius
Jenna and Joe took their dog Bailey for a walk at the ( ).
A. central Park
B. Central Park.
B.
Proper noun
the last time i talked to peter he said, "study hard and get to bed early!"
The last time I talked to Peter he said, "Study hard and get to bed early!"
We had three relatives visit from the Pacific Northwest.
T.
T. “the Pacific Northwest” is used as a specific place and not a direction.
In APA style, what is the capitalization rule in title case?
Major words are capitalized, and most minor words are lowercase. All words of four letters or more need to be capitalized.
Look ( ) the Sunshine! (This is a title in Chicago style.)
A. Out
B. out
A
“OUT” is used as an adverb, which belongs to major words, so it should be capitalized in the title case.
valentine’s day is on february 14 each year.
Valentine’s Day is on February 14 each year.
In the sentence “Lamarr said, ‘The case is far from over, and we will win.’”, “The” should not be capitalized.
F
It’s a complete sentence within the quotation mark, so “The” should be capitalized.
What are the subordinating conjunction and coordinating conjunction?
A coordinating conjunction is a word that joins two elements of equal grammatical rank and syntactic importance. The seven coordinating conjunctions are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so. They should be lowercase in titles.
A subordinating conjunction is a word or phrase that links a dependent clause to an independent clause. Subordinating conjunctions such as “like” need to be capitalized in title case.
The title of this article is “( ) Conditions”.
A. Pre-Existing
B. Pre-existing
B
Do not capitalize the second element if the first element is a prefix that could not stand alone by itself.
we have set this restriction: do your chores before watching television. (APA style)
We have set this restriction: Do your chores before watching television.
(In APA style, the first word after the colon is capitalized if it is a complete sentence.)
Jan needed a few more items to complete her job application: A resume, cover letter, and references.
F
When a colon introduces a list of things, do not capitalize the first word after the colon unless it is a proper noun.
What is the difference between acronyms and initialism?
Initialisms are abbreviations that are pronounced one letter at a time,such as USA and HTML. Acronyms are abbreviations that are pronounced as words, such as NASA AIDS.
FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) belongs to ( ).
A. acronym
B. Initialism
B
Acronyms, where the first letter of each word comes together in a new word, are always capitalized. Initialisms are when you abbreviate a word to its initials.
Karen took an english course and an accounting course. In the former she studies romantic poetry.
Karen took an English course and an accounting course. In the former she studies Romantic poetry.
Maggie wears a brimmed cap at all times: Strong light often gives her a headache. (Chicago Style)
F
In Chicago style, the word following a colon should be capitalized only if there are two explanatory sentences following the colon.
What is minor words in APA style?
Minor words: Short (i.e., three letters or fewer) conjunctions, short prepositions, and all articles are considered minor words.
Which of the following choice is the right title in Chicago style?. (Chicago)
A. High-quality Web Services; Anti-inflammatory Dieting
B. High-Quality Web Services; Anti-inflammatory Dieting
C. High-Quality Web services; Anti-inflammatory dieting
If the first element is a prefix, that could not stand alone by itself. Do not capitalize the second element.
While preseident trump is often acused of being in the pockets of big business, Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state, received far more corporate donations.
While Preseident Trump is often acused of being in the pockets of big business, Hillary Clinton, the former Secretary of State, received far more corporate donations.