eng102bc capitalization homophones whowhom prepositions

8/13/2019 Eng102BC Capitalization Homophones WhoWhom Prepositions

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Capitalization

Homophones

Who/Whom

Prepositions


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CapitalizationAlways capitalize the first word in a

direct quote.

The manager yelled, be quiet or get

out!

When a quote is broken, the second

part is not capitalized unless it is a

new sentence.

Lets not, he stated, Make any quick

decisions.


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CapitalizationCapitalize a persons name (or initials)

and any title that comes before thename.

At that poin t senator h .b . Jones and

docto r joyce ray entered the room .

Always capitalize the days of the week

and months of the year. Do NOTcapitalize the seasons.

His b ir thday is fr iday, october 2, bu t

m ine is in the Summer.


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CapitalizationAlways capitalize the names of races,

nationalities, languages, andreligions.

The afr ican american man was a

bapt is t and the spaniard was a

cathol ic.

Capitalize words describing the DeityGod, the Savior, the Lord, Jehovah

and holy books

Catho l ics study the bib le.


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CapitalizationDo not capitalize the nonspecific use

of the word god.The word polytheistic means the

worsh ip of more than one God.

Always capitalize geographical areas,

but not directions.

He found the pace of l i fe slower in thesouth than in the no rth.

He was traveling Sou th on the

interstate.


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CapitalizationCapitalize the first word and other

important words in the name of

abook, play, poem, or song.

Jerrys favorite book is the catcher inthe rye.

Capitalize the name of historic events

and periods. Do not capitalizecentury numbers.

It is o f ten said that the second world

war ushered in the atom ic age.


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CapitalizationCapitalize the names of specific

buildings, specific places, specific

organizations, and specific things.

Radio ci ty mus ic hall is located in newyo rk ci ty.


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Your youre; there their theyre;two/too/too; then/thanYoure too big for your britches.

Theyre on their way there.

Please give me two dollars so that I can go

to the store too.

If you go then, you will need more money

than you currently possess.


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Who vs Whom I love you. Subject is the person doing something

I am performing the love; therefore I am the

subject

Object is having something done to them

You are the object of my affection


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Who vs Whom Use whowhen referring to the subject of a

clause

Who loves you?

Usewhom

when referring to the object of aclause

Whom do you love?


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Who vs WhomHe/Him trick Him and whom both end with the letter m When trying to choose between whoor

whom, ask if the answer to the question

would be heor h im

Who (or whom ) do you love?

Answer is I love him, so whomis correct

Who (or whom ) broke his heart?

Answer is She broke his heart, so whois

correct


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Who vs Whom Practice1. ______ should we invite to the party?

Whom

2. ______ wants ice cream?

Who

3. ____ do you trust?Whom

4. For ______ the Bell Tolls

Whom

5. ______ left the alligator in the backyard?Who

6. ______ do you think you are?

Who


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Parts of SpeechPreposition

indicates the relationship between the

noun or pronoun that follows it and

another word in the sentence

At, by, for, from, in, of, on, to , with

The road to the summ it travels past craters

f rom an ext inct volcano.


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Prepositions Can you end a sentence with a preposition?

Where are you at?

Where are you?

She displayed the good humor shes known for.

She disp layed the good hum or for wh ich she isknown.

I want to know where he came from.

I want to know from where he came.


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PrepositionsShe is a person I cannot cope with.

She is a person w i th whom I cannot

cope.

If the restructured sentence sounds

contrived and unnatural, simply rewrite the

sentence:

It is behavior I will not put up with.

It is behavior up with which I will not

put.

It is behavior I will not tolerate.


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Grammar Tasks

Write one sentence illustrating eachcapitalization rule (there are 7).

Complete the who/whom worksheet at

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/magazines/scope/pdfs/SCOPE-REPRO-092109-07.pdf

Restructure or rewrite five sentencesthat end in a preposition. Make sure toinclude the original sentence.
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