Capitalization Flashcards

1
Q

Academic departments should be

A

Lowercase unless there are proper nouns
(department of science, department of English)

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2
Q

Wars ___,___, and ___ should be capitalized

A

Awards, Events, and Holidays

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3
Q

The preferred spelling for the Muslim holy book is specifically

A

Quran

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4
Q

Holy books such as the bible should…

A

be capitalized

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5
Q

Brand names should be…

A

capitalized

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6
Q

Things that brands sell should…

A

Be lowercase

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7
Q

Proper names of buildings should be…

A

capitalized

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8
Q

The word “building” should…

A

Not be abbreviated, and not be capitalized unless referring to the name of a building

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9
Q

Named rooms should be…

A

capitalized (the Oval Office)

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10
Q

When referring to numbered rooms, the difference between broadcast and nonbroadcast is…

A

Room numbers are spelled out in the broadcast is they are below 12.

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11
Q

The word capitol should…

A

be capitalized

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12
Q

Congress should be…

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capitalized UNLESS it’s referring to a meeting of people

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13
Q

Congressional should be…

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Lowercase UNLESS its part of a proper name (such as the Congressional Research Service)

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14
Q

Constitution should be capitzalized when…

A

It’s a specific constitution

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15
Q

Amendment should be spelled out number wise until what number

A

Nine (Ninth/10th)

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16
Q

FOR BROADCAST ONLY “U.S.” should be turned into…

A

U-S

17
Q

Compass directions should be capitalized when…

A

used as nouns or adjectives to designate geographical regions

18
Q

Earth should be…

A

Lowercase unless its the proper name of the planet

19
Q

Government agencies should be…

A

capitalized

20
Q

Cities, ___, and States should be capitalized

A

Counties

21
Q

Highway numbers should never be

A

spelt out

22
Q

Interstate 88 should be turned into ____ after its first appearance

A

I-88

23
Q

The difference between the US armed forces and other armed forces is…

A

The US armed forces are always capitalized
(U.S. Navy, French navy)

24
Q

To make a letter plural you do this to it

A

add an ‘s to it
(A’s B’s and C’s)

25
Q

political parties should be

A

capitalized, and the word party should as well

26
Q

FOR BROADCASTS Political parties should…

A

never be abbreviated

27
Q

devil, satan, and satanic should be ___, ___, and ___ respectively

A

Lowercase, uppercase, lowercase

28
Q

Formal titles like president should be ___ while jobs like movie stars should be ___

A

Uppercase, lowercase

28
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