PPT-Capitalization, Quotation Marks, Italics & Underlining

Usage amp Mechanics Capitalization What words do you capitalize Write down all that you know Capitalization The pronoun I Proper nouns and adjectives School subjects holidays days of the week months geographical names. 915__ Private R rom used italics or underlining appropriately. You will need to learn www.mhhe.com/ mai83686_ch60.qxd 6/13/08 11:42 AM Page 915 title in names of newspapers and periodicals in MLAor RULES OF THUMB FOR FAULTY CAPITALIZATION, ITALICIZATION, . HYPHENATION, AND QUOTATION . TECHNIQUE. . From . Real Good Grammar, Too. . by Mamie Webb Hixon. . 1. Created by April Turner. Revised by Mamie Webb Hixon. Mrs. Munnier – Literature 8 -- PCMS. Titles of radio programs and television shows are also italicized or underlined, such as:. Regularly aired radio shows such as. NPR’s . Car Talk. or . All Things Considered. Quotation marks pose a problem for many writers, but a few simple rules can make them easy to use. . Although these marks are most often found in dialogue, other writing situations require them as well.. with . Titles and Words. From the UWF Writing Lab’s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series. Mini-Lesson #94. Use quotation marks to set off titles of short works and titles of parts of long works.. Use quotation marks for titles of essays, short stories, short poems, songs, chapters or section in books, speeches, episodes of radio or television series, and articles in magazines, newspapers, and professional journals.. Overview. Italicized or underlined words stand out on pages and computer screens to make readers take notice.. Italicize or Underline?. books. , journals, and magazines . (. Highlights for Children. , Roald Dahl's . 8. th. Grade . Language Arts. I vs. Me. If you are not good with grammar concepts like subject and objects, there is still a very easy way to decide whether to use . I. or . me. : try out the sentence with just . Andrea Lunsford. The Everyday Writer. Capitalization. Practice:. Kennedy . said. , “let us never negotiate out of fear.”. Kennedy . said. , “Let us never negotiate out of fear.”. m. ichael. . Quotation marks allow you to use another person’s words in your writing. . When you use another person’s words in your writing, it is called a . Direct Quote!. Quotation Marks. Do not use quotation marks for an . Danitza Alvizar Fernandez, IST . 511. October . 10, 2014 . What? Why? . How?. What?. Combining . q. uotation marks with other punctuation marks . (American English). Why?. Quotation marks can bring your writing to life.. HYPHENATION, AND QUOTATION . TECHNIQUE. . From . Real Good Grammar, Too. . by Mamie Webb Hixon. . 1. Created by April Turner. Revised by Mamie Webb Hixon. June 30,2010. To capitalize or not to . . .. Andrea Lunsford. The Everyday Writer. Capitalization. Practice:. Kennedy . said. , “let us never negotiate out of fear.”. Kennedy . said. , “Let us never negotiate out of fear.”. m. ichael. . Quotation Marks. Use quotation marks around direct quotes, the speaker’s exact words:. My father told me, “There are plenty of fish in the sea.”. “I’m never going there again,” said Becky.. Adapted from Real Good Grammar, Too by Mamie Webb Hixon. Capitalization. Capitalize all major words in a title. Do . not . capitalize articles, conjunctions, or prepositions: . The Hound of the Baskervilles.