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| Tweet Topic Started: May 2 2007, 10:34 PM (612 Views) | |
| Magical Gelatin | May 2 2007, 10:34 PM Post #1 |
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Hey, I'm writing an essay and am getting confused with capitalization after ending a quote. Here's my sentence:
Would I capitalize the "T" in "that"? The same problem occurs in these next two sentences:
Would I capitalize the first letter outside a quotation or not (the "a" in "a majority" and the "m" in "my father")? Thanks. |
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| Flamingo | May 2 2007, 11:16 PM Post #2 |
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Penis goes in here
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This is what you would do for example #1. "Nope," that was the only response I could utter, still trying to regain feeling in my mouth. You put a comma after a statement in quotes. |
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| Muller | May 2 2007, 11:16 PM Post #3 |
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Planning World Domination
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That looks correct, I'm looking at a book right now and thats how the author did it. I usually see something like:
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Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. -Seneca the Younger | |
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| Magical Gelatin | May 2 2007, 11:18 PM Post #4 |
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Thanks, although "Nope." is the complete sentence. So why would there be a comma? But you would lowercase the first letter after the quotes? Thanks. |
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| Flamingo | May 2 2007, 11:19 PM Post #5 |
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Penis goes in here
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No problem. That's just the way the english language works. Weird, right? So yeah, you lowercase the first letter of the first word after the quoted sentence. You only put a comma after a statement in quotes though, not a sentence like "Look at that!" she yelled out. or "Who was that?" the boy asked. |
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| Magical Gelatin | May 2 2007, 11:21 PM Post #6 |
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Thanks, so the second and third sentences have proper grammar. It just looks weird without the capital. Thanks. |
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| piercehawkeye45 | May 3 2007, 12:18 AM Post #7 |
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Franklin Pierce
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PM [][][] if you still don't know. |
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Dropped the atomic bomb let them know that it's real Speak soft with a big stick do what I say or be killed I'm America! I have found the enemy and he is us. | |
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| Rhas BloodBear | May 3 2007, 02:42 AM Post #8 |
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I FUCKING SUCK AT EVERYTHING GOD DAMN
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That's correct. You need to add a comma, though. |
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| Magical Gelatin | Sep 18 2007, 10:50 PM Post #9 |
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Is this sentence proper:
It's the ", as, " that I'm questioning. Thanks a lot guys! |
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| NeoAegis | Sep 18 2007, 10:58 PM Post #10 |
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Israel thug life
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The second comma is superfluous. |
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| Magical Gelatin | Sep 18 2007, 11:03 PM Post #11 |
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Ahhhh, thanks a lot. |
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| Zer0 | Sep 19 2007, 04:29 AM Post #12 |
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LOEV 2 KONSOLE
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EDITED BY LC WORST POST EVER |
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| Comrade Jim | Sep 19 2007, 05:50 PM Post #13 |
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The Apocalypse Itself
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Explanation? |
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| Magical Gelatin | Sep 19 2007, 08:43 PM Post #14 |
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Hi again, just wanted to double-check on another quick grammar issue:
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In the first example, do I need a comma after the word message, and does the period go inside the quotation or outside the quotation? And in the second example, are the commas around the quote neccesary? I had made up the quote, it's an essay on theme, and that is the theme I came up with. Thanks so much!!! |
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| NeoAegis | Sep 19 2007, 09:23 PM Post #15 |
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I think the first comma issue is a matter of style... If you have a comma before "which" then I doubt you'll need a comma there, since the reader just recently paused. The period goes inside the quotes. Same with the comma in the second example. The first comma in the second example is not needed. The second one is because the starting "if" statement makes it a complex sentence (dependent-independent clauses), so you need a comma before going into the independent clause. Also, you messed up the quote the second time. The first time is "dangerous actions may have dangerous results." The second time you wrote "dangerous results may have dangerous results." Finally, having three exclamation points is superfluous. |
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