To Capitalize or Not to Capitalize
Acrobatic Acronyms
Tech Terms
Potent Potables
Conjunction Junction, What's Your Function?
100
These words are always capitalized in front of names, never behind them.
What are titles?
100
It is important to put "The" in front of this legendary newspaper -- known in some circles as the "gray lady" -- even as an acronym.
What is "The New York Times" or "The NYT"?
100
In recent years, this word for the network that connects computers worldwide was deemed okay to lowercase, according to AP Style.
What is "internet" or "web"?
100
Fill-in-the-blank (choose "more than" or "over"): He had _____ twenty different ways to prepare the meal.
What is "more than"?
100
Pick the run-on sentence that needs a conjunction: 1. Salesforce is known for innovation, we have releases three times a year. 2. Microsoft cannot keep up with Salesforce, the customer company.
What is sentence No. 1?
200
For bachelors and masters degrees, this is the only time they should be capitalized.
What is when they are spelled out formally (e.g., Bachelor of Arts, Masters of Science)?
200
AP Style mandates that this acronym for a country have periods -- to avoid confusion with "US Weekly," I suppose.
What is "the U.S."? Any acronym that can spell out another word (U.S. or "us") needs periods to help readers distinguish the difference.
200
"AI" is the acronym for this hot tech trend, and when spelled out fully in a sentence, it should always be (lowercase or uppercase) _______.
What is lowercase?
200
Fill-in-the-blank (choose "more than" or "over"): She counted _____ 2,435 reasons that meant she wasn't right for the job.
What is "more than"?
200
True/False: This is the correct use of a comma in this sentence. "Leslie brought wine wine, whiskey and vodka to the party."
What is "true"?
300
This largest employer in Washington, D.C., is never capitalized unless in front of a departmental name.
What is the the "federal government"? Example of capitalization would be: "Federal Aviation Administration."
300
The correct way to write about an event that runs "from two p.m. to four p.m."
What is "2-4 p.m."? Not 2 to 4 p.m. Not 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Not 2:00-4:00 p.m.
300
True/false: The city where Salesforce was founded and the state capitol in Sacramento do not need the state abbreviation ("Calif.") to follow them in press releases and news stories.
What is "true"? State capitols or well-known cities do not need abbreviated state names. However, "Modesto, Calif." does.
300
The correct way to abbreviate that someone is "number-one" at something.
What is "No. 1"?
300
True/False: This is the correct use of a comma in this sentence. "Leslie brought red and white wine, whiskey and vodka to the party."
What is "false"? When there is another conjunction or the meaning is unclear, an Oxford comma is needed: "Leslie brought red and white wine, whiskey, and vodka to the party."
400
Only one phrase in this list should be capitalized in a sentence: "civil rights movement," "great depression," "central Louisiana," "team owner," "webcast"
What is the Great Depression?
400
This is what "IoT" stands for (and if it is capitalized or not).
What is "internet of things"?
400
According to AP Style, one of these words is incorrect: "e-mail," "smartphone" or "retweet"
What is "e-mail"? It should be written "email."
400
Choose the sentence that needs a comma and where it should go. 1. He drove to the supermarket which was six blocks away. 2. He drove to the supermarket that was six blocks away.
What is sentence No. 1? And the comma should go after "supermarket."
400
True/False: This sentence is correct. "Schneider Electric has a focus that is unparalleled in the industry -- to improve their employees' lives, at all costs."
What is "false"? The sentence should be worded: "Schneider Electric has a focus that is unparalleled in the industry -- to improve its employees' lives, at all costs."
500
Technically speaking, this is how the words "salesforce platform" should be capitalized, if at all.
What is "the Salesforce platform"?
500
What "SCUBA" stands for?
What is "self-contained underwater breathing apparatus"?
500
According to AP Style, one of these words is incorrect: "unfriend," "cell phone" or "geolocation."
What is "cell phone"? It should be written "cellphone."
500
When "she" or "them" agrees with "Jane" or "employees"?
What is pronoun-antecedent agreement?
500
True/False: This sentence is correct. "He opened the present, and ran out of the room screaming with excitement."
What is "false"? The sentence should read: "He opened the present and ran out of the room screaming with excitement." This is because "ran out of the room" is a dependent clause and does not require a comma.
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