Capitalization Terms
Jeremy Jr.'s mother is Mrs. Johnston.
What is the name prefix in the sentence? Name suffix? What do both mean?
"The Grand Opening of the park." is incorrect. Fix.
The Grand Opening of the park is on Sunday. Needs a verb.
"I can't believe the American Dream is fake! And neither should you!"
To fix, I would remove the 'I' and 'you' because you can't write in 1st or 2nd person on an essay. I would also remove the exclamation points because....
No exclamatory sentences are allowed in formal works
In academic writing, this symbol between years conveys more than just time; it implies continuity, connection, or evolution. Evaluate how its absence would change the interpretation.
En dash, would claim numbers are words, or that there is an interruption between years.
ROUND ROBIN: Types of pasta.
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The three articles are:
A, AN, THE
JEOPARDY STYLE QUESTION:
These symbols are not allowed in formal writing because they distract the reader from the crucial information presented.
?,&,!,/,()
Fix and identify the type of sentence:
even after the storm had passed and the lights flickered back on the silence felt louder than the thunder
Even after the storm had passed---and the lights flickered back on --- the silence felt louder than the thunder.
Declarative
Fix
“if language is power then silence is rebellion she said closing the book before anyone could respond”
“If language is power, then silence is rebellion?" she said, closing the book before anyone could respond.
In the context of identity destabilization within animated postmodern narratives, which mass-produced character undergoes a psychological rupture upon the revelation that his perceived interstellar vocation is a commodified illusion?
Buzz Lightyear
JEOPARDY STYLE; PROVIDE THE QUESTION:
These words—like “and,” “of,” and “the”—are usually not capitalized in a title unless they’re the first or last word.
You will fail English III if you misplace this symbol.
320$
Fix and identify the sentence:
she promised it would end soon but the clock on the wall just kept ticking louder and louder
She promised it would end soon, but the clock on the wall just kept ticking louder and louder!
Exclamatory
Fix or keep? Why?
The report emphasized empathy/efficiency as core leadership traits, suggesting that effective leaders must balance both.
The report emphasized empathy and efficiency as core leadership traits, suggesting that effective leaders must balance both.
ROUND ROBIN:CCTEC Teachers
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JEOPARDY STYLE QUESTION; PROVIDE THE QUESTION:
When writing Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, each capitalized word except “and” follows this capitalization rule because they’re considered these kinds of words.
These are the differences between - and --- ; and their purposes are...
The first is a hyphen, used to join words that describe the same noun; the second is an Em dash, which indicates interruption.
Fix it and identify the quote's sentence type:
“do you really believe it was luck after everything we planned” he whispered without waiting for an answer
“Do you really believe it was luck after everything we planned?” he whispered without waiting for an answer.
Interrogative
Fix or keep? Why?
The district’s mission statement highlighted equity & excellence as guiding principles for 21st-century learning.
The district’s mission statement highlighted equity and excellence as guiding principles for 21st-century learning.
Situated within an institutional environment saturated by adolescent volatility and pedagogical performativity, which singular educational figure—distinguished by his aesthetically exceptional physiognomy, near-mythic social capital among both peers and pupils, and a rhetorical style defined by weaponized irony and precision-calibrated sarcasm—functions as both a cultural cornerstone and chaotic charm agent within the scholastic ecosystem?
DiAntonio- or Pompper if she is in the room
In the title “The Fall of the House of Usher,” this distinction determines why “Fall” and “House” are capitalized but “of” is not, and it also explains why “Usher” must remain capitalized even if it weren’t the first or last word.
What is the distinction between major words, minor words, and proper nouns?
Compose a single, original sentence that correctly uses a hyphen, an en dash, and a quote within a quote, each serving a distinct rhetorical or grammatical purpose. Then, explain how each mark changes the meaning, pacing, or relationship between ideas in your sentence.
Students must demonstrate understanding, not just identification — they need to apply, analyze, and evaluate punctuation for function and effect
Fix and explain why:
you think silence means peace but peace never needed silence he said finally
“You think silence means peace, but peace never needed silence” he said finally.
I needed the storm, Hurricane Katrina, to stop and let us free from its evil, wet grasp!
I want to get rid of 'Hurricane Katrina' but the reader needs to know which storm. How to fix?
Asterisk, footnote- Hurricane Katrina
Dentro del intrincado tapiz de un marco superheroico multiversal que explora la fragmentación de la identidad, el trauma generacional y las consecuencias no intencionadas de la experimentación científica, ¿qué individuo, dotado tanto de inclinaciones paternales como de una aguda destreza intelectual, actúa como un ejemplo emocionalmente resonante de las repercusiones morales y existenciales inherentes a manipular el destino, especialmente en lo que respecta a las historias de origen genéticamente mejoradas e infundidas con rasgos insectíferos a través de líneas temporales alternas?
Peter Parker