SMI 5 Review of basic capitalization, punctuation rules and sentences

True or false: Commas are used in compound sentences but not compound parts.

You need to use a capital letter for a person's intials: H. G. Wells

Commas are used with the words yes and no: Yes, of course.

Is this correct: Asteroids may contain carbon or other materials.

Expresses a strong emotion

Use a comma before the coordinating conjunction (and, but or) when 2 independent clauses are joined

Which is the proper use of a Capital Letter to begin a sentence.

You need to use a capital letter for the first word of a direct quote.

Is this title correct: evening star

Do the first line of a every line in poems and songs need to be capitalized?

You need to use a capital letter for the directions North, South, East and West when they refer to a specific region

Is this correct: A comet is a solar body of ice and dust.

End a declarative statement

Which is the correct use of a capital to name streets, cities, and states

Which is the correct use of a capital letter to name people?

and, but, and or are coordinating conjunctions.

Do titles of sacred Books (Bible, Torah, Koran) need to be capitalized?

Titles of works (books, tv shows, video games) need to be capitalized

Is this title correct: Peter Pan

Is this correct: Astronomy is the story of the universe and it has existed since ancient times.

You need to use a capital letter for titles before a person's name (Dr., Mr., Mrs., Miss)

Is this title correct: the Wizard of Oz

For title of works, the first letter of each important word of the title needs to be capitalized

You need to use a capital letter with the pronoun I

Ends an interrogative sentence

Is this title correct: national geographic

If I handwrite a title of a book, I need to:

Is this title correct: Letter to the Moon

Used to separate 3 or more words in a series

Ends an imperative sentence

Capitalize an article, conjunction, and short preposition (a, an the, and, to, in, of, and from) if it starts the title

Is this correct: Asteroids, and comets are flying rocks.

If the plural noun does not end in yes, place an apostrophe and s ('s). Example: children's

For title of works, all first letters of all need to be capitalized

Days of the week and months do not need to be capitalized: friday, october

An apostrophe (') is used to show ownership.

Commas are used with direct addresses: Amanda, can you hand me the telephone?

Is this correct: You can first study the moon, or you can look for constellations.

The personal pronoun "I" needs to be capitalized

When a title of a book is typed, it is usually

Is this correct: I will eventually research, and submit a report on them.

Is this correct: Astronomers use large telescopes, but you can study the sky with simple binoculars.

An apostrophe is used in a contraction to show where a letter or letter have been omitted: aren't, don't, won't

Is this title correct: The War Of The Worlds

To show that more than one person/thing owns something, place the apostrophe after the s of the regular plural noun.

In a title, these words need to be capitalized: a, an the, and, to, in, of, and from