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The Library
The Library 2
Capitalization
Capitalization 2/The paragraph
100

This social title is appropriate for a married woman.

What is the abbreviation Mrs.?

100
This classification system is used to arrange nonfiction books.
What is the dewey decimal system?
100

This may indicate the value of a particular book to your research.

What is the number of pages?

100

This rule requires you to capitalize the names of particular persons. 

What is Rule 1a?

100

The number of steps included in the writing process.

What is four?

200

This scholastic degree abbreviation is appropriate for a medical doctor.

What is M.D.

200

This system uses letters of the alphabet and Arabic numerals to provide millions of classification possibilities. 

What is the Library of Congress Classification System?

200

This contains summary articles on a wide range of subjects.

What is an encyclopedia?

200
You would capitalize World War II for this reason.

What is a historical event?

200

This is a paragraph's first sentence which states the paragraph's main idea.

What is the topic sentence?
300

This precedes the abbreviation Jr. or Sr.

What is a comma?

300

This is an index or catalog of its holdings to help you locate books on the library shelves.

What is The Catalog?

300

This contains an alphabetical listing of words in a language, with definitions, pronunciations, etymology, usage labels, and other helpful information.

What is a dictionary?

300

We capitalize Comforter, Holy Spirit, and Messiah refer to God because it refers to this.

What is the Diety?
300

These give examples, reasons, or an incident explaining the paragraph's topic.

What are developing sentences?

400

This abbreviation is used to indicate the time is midnight.

What is an m?

400

A, An, and The are not included in a catalog search for this.

What is the title?

400

This is a reference book that is primarily made of maps, however it contains tables, charts, and illustrations that give much additional information about such things as population.

What is an atlas?

400
Danish, American, and German are capitalized before a common now because they are considered this.
What is a proper adjective?
400

This sentence may be used at the end of a paragraph if the paragraph is long or if the paragraph is written as a self-contained unit. It's typically a restatement of the topic of the paragraph.

What is a summarizing or clincher sentence?

500
This type of writing requires you to spell out all numbers of one or two words. 

What is nonscientific writing?

500

Each book has this that helps you find the location of the book on the shelves. 

What is the call number?

500

This is a reference that is an annual publication that contains an amazing amount of miscellaneous information. It contains information such as, census figures and election results.

What is an almanac?

500

You capitalize a common noun or adjective only when it is part of this.

What is a proper name?

500

Written compositions are made of units of thought called this.

What is a paragraph?

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