Punctuation: Capital and Apostrophes Group 5: Johnny Debby Jill Ken

Capital Letters Use capital letters in the following ways: 1.Capitalize the first word of a sentence: Always capitalized the first word at the beginning of a sentence. Example: capitalize the letter ” a ” at the following sentence (All of you come to see me immediately)

2.Capitalize proper nouns: Like the mane “ Johnny ”, the word “ Mother ”, and “ President. ” 3.Capitalize the names of days, months, and holidays: Like “ Monday ”, “ February ”, “ and “ Veterans Day ” 4.Capitalize the names of historical period and events: Like “ the Middle Ages ”, “ the Battle of the Bulge ”

5.Capitalize the first word in the titles of books, chapters, essays, and songs: Like the book “ the Lord of the Ring ”, and the song “ What a Wonderful Word ” 6.Capitalize the names of the Deity and religious: Like the God “ Jehovah ”,and the religious “ Buddhism ”

7.Capitalize the names of studies only if they are derived from proper nouns or are the names of special courses of instruction: Like the following sentence ” He was studying Physics, Chemistry, and German. ”

EXERCISE: 1. all the teachers get off at 17 o ’ clock. Answer: “ all ” change to “ All ” 2. I had been to shakespearean and british during my childhood. Answer: “ shakespearean ” to “ Shakespearean ”, and “ british ” to “ British ” 3. To Americans, fourth of july is an important day. Answer: “ fourth of july ” to “ Fourth of July ”

4. Do you know the story of the battle of the bulge? Answer: “ the battle of the bulge ” to “ the Battle of the Bulge” 5. “ pride and prejudice ” is a good novel and worthy of reading. Answer: “ pride and prejudice ” to “ Pride and Prejudice ” 6. I hope that god will bless me. Answer: “ god ” to “ God ”

7. I am on my way to the house of commons. Answer: “ house of commons ” to “ House of Commons ” 8. My mother lives in the east all her life. Answer: “ east ” to “ East ” 9. I was interested in physics, chemistry, and german. Answer: “ physics, chemistry, and german ” to “ Physics, Chemistry, and German ” 10. did you study hard last night? Answer: “ did ” to “ Did ”

The Apostrophe 1. Use the apostrophe and s to form the possessive case of singular nouns. Example: The boar’s head, Mary’s lamb. 2. Use an apostrophe without s to form the possessive of plural nouns ending in s. Example: Solders’ quarters, boys’ clothes.

3. Use an apostrophe and s to from the possessive of plural nouns not ending in s. Example: Men’s coats, children’s shoes. 4. The possessive of words indicating time is formed like the possessive of other nouns. Example: A week’s delay, a day’s journey. 5. The apostrophe is frequently omitted in the names of organizations and institutions. Example: The Farmers Hardware, Boys High School.

6. In forming the possessive of compounds, use the apostrophe according to the meaning and the logic of the construction. Example: Beaumont and Fletcher’s plays, Smith’s and Jones’s children. 7. Use an apostrophe to indicate the omission of letters in contractions and of digits in numerals. Example: Isn’t, don’t, Martha’s been sunbathing. 8. Use an apostrophe and s to indicate the plural of letters, numerals, signs, and words used as such. Example: Don ’ t your i’s and your t’s, His telephone number contains four 8’s.

Exercise: 1. Didnt he say when he would arrive at Arnies house? Answer: “ Didnt ” to “ Didn’t ” ; “ Arnies ” to “ Arnie’s ” 2.Its such a beautiful day that Ive decided to take a sun bath. Answer: “Its” to “It’s ” ; “Ive” to “I’ve ” 3.She said the watch Jack found was hers but she couldnt but she manufacturers name on it. Answer: “hers” to “hers” ; “couldnt” to “couldn’t ” ; “manufacturers” to “manufacturer’s ”

4. Little girls clothing is on the first floor, and the mens department is on the second. Answer: “girls” to “girls’ ” ; “mens” to “men’s ” 5. The dogs bark was far worse than its’ bite. Answer: “dogs” to “dog’s ” ; “its’ ” to “its ” 6 The moons rays shone feebly on the path, and I heard the insects chirpings and whistlings. Answer: “moons” to “moon’s ” ; “insects” to “insects’ ”

7.Theyre not afraid to go ahead with the plans, though the choice is not theirs’. Answer: “Theyre” to “They’re ” ; “theirs’ ” to “theirs ” 8. The man whose’s face was tan said that he had spent his two weeks vacation in the mountains. Answer: “whose’s ” to “whose” ; “weeks ” to “weeks’ ” 9. My professors advice was to try to get at least two As. Answer: “professors” to “professor’s ” ; “As ” to “A’s ” 10.Johns car, a 69 Ford, is his proudest possession. Answer: “Johns ” to “John’s ” ; “69 ” to “ ’69 ”

Reference: Correct Writing, 6 th ED. (Butler,Hickman, McAlexander, Overby) nteract/g_apostEX2.html