Capitalization
Which sentence has the correct capitalization?
A) Oliver was born on saturday, March 13 in paris, france.
B) Oliver was born on Saturday, March 13 in Paris, France.
C) Oliver was born on saturday, march 13 in Paris, France.
D) Oliver was born on Saturday, March 13 in paris, france.
B) Oliver was born on Saturday, March 13 in Paris, France.
Days of the week, months, holidays, cities, states, and countries should all be capitalized.
Change this sentence to be present perfect:
I rode a rollercoaster.
I have ridden a rollercoaster.
Choose the right prepositions to fill in the sentence:
He proposed to her ___ Christmas and they will get married ___ April.
He proposed to her ON Christmas and they will get married IN April.
Complete the sentence with someone or anyone.
I want to talk to _____ about my job interview.
I want to talk to someone about my job interview.
Remember, we use someone when it's a positive grammatical context.
Ideally, how many pages should your resume be?
1 page
Choose the correct capitalization:
A) What day do you have Biology 100? Also, what's the Spanish homework?
B) What day do you have biology 100? Also, what's the Spanish homework?
C) What day do you have Biology 100? Also, what's the spanish homework?
D) What day do you have biology 100? Also, what's the spanish homework?
A) What day do you have Biology 100? Also, what's the Spanish homework?
We capitalize subjects if they're being used as the official name of a class. We always capitalize the names of languages, whether they're being used as the name of a class or not.
Explain the difference between the two sentences:
I went to Greece.
I have been to Greece.
"I went to Greece" describes a specific event in the past that is over and done with now in the present. "I have been to Greece" means sometime in the past, the speaker went to Greece but it doesn't matter when or how many times it happened.
Choose the right prepositions to fill in the sentence:
I saw him ___ Monday ___ the grocery store ___ Orem.
I saw him ON Monday AT the grocery store IN Orem.
Complete the sentence with someone or anyone.
I'm so sick that I don't feel like doing _____.
I'm so sick that I don't feel like doing anything.
Remember, we use anyone when it's a negative grammatical context.
What does it mean to tailor your resume?
Choose the correct capitalization for the following sentence:
A) I worked on Campus while I was getting my bachelor's degree.
B) I worked on campus while I was getting my Bachelor's degree.
C) I worked on campus while I was getting my Bachelor's Degree.
D) I worked on campus while I was getting my bachelor's degree.
D) I worked on campus while I was getting my bachelor's degree.
Names of degrees should be capitalized only when the full name of the degree is used. If I said, "I worked on campus while I was getting my Bachelor's of Arts in English," then it would be capitalized. We don't capitalize a general reference.
Explain the difference between the two sentences:
I was a mailman for 10 years.
I have been a mailman for 10 years.
I was a mailman for 10 years = not a mailman anymore
I have been a mailman for 10 years = still a mailman
Choose the right prepositions to fill in the sentence:
I used to work ___ the Human Resources Department ___ Amazon, but I moved ___ October of last year, so now I work ___ a bank.
I used to work IN the Human Resources Department AT Amazon, but I moved IN October of last year, so now I work AT a bank.
Complete the question with someone or anyone.
Why hasn't _____ returned my calls?
Why hasn't anyone returned my calls?
Remember, we use anyone when we're asking information questions.
Which title has the correct capitalization?
A) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
B) THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE
C) The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe
D) The chronicles of Narnia: The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe
A) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
We capitalize the first and last words and the important words in titles of books, movies, songs, shorts stories, etc. (The second "The" right before "Lion" is capitalized because it's the name of one of the particular books in the series. The series is called "The Chronicles of Narnia" but is sometimes included as part of the book title.)
Present perfect
Explain the difference between "I'll meet you at the library" and "I'll meet you in the library."
+100 points: Why are both of them acceptable?
Both are acceptable because it's a specific point, so "at" is okay, but it's also an enclosed space, so "in" is okay.
Complete the sentence with something, anything, or nothing.
She needs to try _____ different, but I feel like there's _____ she can do.
She needs to try something different, but I feel like there's nothing she can do.
What are some key points to remember when describing your experience in your resume?
Bullet points, action verbs, quantifiers, reverse chronological order, etc.