Capitalization Homophones Who/Whom Prepositions

Capitalization
Always 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.

Capitalization
Capitalize a persons name (or initials) and any title that comes before the name. At that point senator h.b. Jones and doctor joyce ray entered the room. Always capitalize the days of the week and months of the year. Do NOT capitalize the seasons. His birthday is friday, october 2, but mine is in the Summer.

Capitalization
Always capitalize the names of races, nationalities, languages, and religions. The african american man was a baptist and the spaniard was a catholic. Capitalize words describing the Deity God, the Savior, the Lord, Jehovah and holy books Catholics study the bible.

Capitalization
Do not capitalize the nonspecific use of the word god. The word polytheistic means the worship of more than one God. Always capitalize geographical areas, but not directions. He found the pace of life slower in the south than in the north. He was traveling South on the interstate.

Capitalization
Capitalize the first word and other important words in the name of abook, play, poem, or song. Jerrys favorite book is the catcher in the rye. Capitalize the name of historic events and periods. Do not capitalize century numbers. It is often said that the second world war ushered in the atomic age.

Capitalization
Capitalize the names of specific buildings, specific places, specific organizations, and specific things. Radio city music hall is located in new york city.

Your/youre; there/their/theyre; two/too/too; then/than

Youre 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.

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

Who vs. Whom

Use who when referring to the subject of a clause Who loves you?

Use whom when referring to the object of a clause

Whom do you love?

Who vs. Whom He/Him trick

Him and whom both end with the letter m When trying to choose between who or whom, ask if the answer to the question would be he or him Who (or whom) do you love? Answer is I love him, so whom is correct Who (or whom) broke his heart? Answer is She broke his heart, so who is correct

Who vs. Whom Practice

1. ______ 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

Parts of Speech
Preposition 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 summit travels past craters from an extinct volcano.

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 displayed the good humor for which she is

known. I want to know where he came from. I want to know from where he came.

Prepositions
She is a person I cannot cope with.

She is a person with 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.

Grammar Tasks

Write one sentence illustrating each capitalization rule (there are 7). Complete the who/whom worksheet at http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholastic news/magazines/scope/pdfs/SCOPEREPRO-092109-07.pdf

Restructure or rewrite five sentences that end in a preposition. Make sure to include the original sentence.

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