Capitalization
Proper nouns like "John" or "Paris" are capitalized, but these types of nouns, like "dog" or "city," are not.
Common nouns.
In direct speech, this type of punctuation is used to enclose the exact words of the speaker.
Quotation marks.
A run-on sentence occurs when two or more of these are improperly joined without correct punctuation or a conjunction.
Independent clauses.
This word in the sentence "We drove south to visit family in the South" is capitalized in one instance but not in the other. Explain why.
South is capitalized when referring to a region and lowercase when indicating direction.
Transform this into indirect speech: She said, "I am reading a book."
She said that she was reading a book.
Identify the run-on:
A) I went to the store, and I bought milk.
B) I went to the store I bought milk.
B) I went to the store I bought milk.
Why is "mom" capitalized in the sentence "I called Mom for help," but not in "I called my mom for help"?
"Mom" is capitalized when used as a proper noun (a name) but lowercase when paired with a possessive pronoun like "my."
Explain why "He said me to wait" is incorrect and provide the correct version.
"Said" cannot take an object; the correct verb is "told" (e.g., "He told me to wait").
True or False: Run-on sentences are always very long.
False. A run-on sentence can be short if it improperly joins independent clauses.
Why do we capitalize words like "Marxism" and "Keynesian economics" but not "economic theory"?
Names derived from proper nouns, like "Marx" or "Keynes," are capitalized, but general terms are not.
Transform this into indirect speech, considering pronoun and tense changes: Direct: "I want to see your report," the teacher said to us.
The teacher said that she wanted to see our report.
Explain why this is NOT a run-on:
"Although I was tired, I stayed up to finish my homework."
The sentence uses a subordinating conjunction ("Although") to create a complex sentence.
In the title "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", why are "the" and "and" not capitalized?
Articles and conjunctions of fewer than five letters are not capitalized unless they are the first or last word of the title.
What are the rules of changing direct speech to indirect speech?
1. Change of Pronouns
2. Change of Verb Tense
3. Time and Place Expressions
4. "that"
Fix this run-on sentence in two ways:
"We arrived late the train had already left."