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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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For MondaySummary rough drafts