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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
I was just trying to figure out a simple grammar question and could not find
a way to ask Word 2003 my question. My question is simply: When I've combined two sentences with a semi-colon, is it proper to capitalize the first word of the second sentence or not? |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
It is not. Separate 2 complete sentences basically in one of three ways:
1. A period at the end of the first sentence and a capital letter at the beginning of the second sentence. (I like dessert. Apple pie is my favorite.) 2. A semicolon at the end of the first sentence and a lower case letter at the beginning of the second sentence. (I like dessert; apple pie is my favorite.) 3. A comma and a conjunction between the sentences. (I like dessert, and apple pie is my favorite.) "justme" wrote in message ... I was just trying to figure out a simple grammar question and could not find a way to ask Word 2003 my question. My question is simply: When I've combined two sentences with a semi-colon, is it proper to capitalize the first word of the second sentence or not? |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
It's not now a sentence as you combined it, so no. Just capitalise the
beginning of the first part. "justme" wrote in message ... I was just trying to figure out a simple grammar question and could not find a way to ask Word 2003 my question. My question is simply: When I've combined two sentences with a semi-colon, is it proper to capitalize the first word of the second sentence or not? |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
And by the way, Word does not incorporate an expert system to answer
questions about grammar. It merely highlights some things it thinks are wrong -- and unfortunately it's often wrong about that! "aalaan" wrote in message ... It's not now a sentence as you combined it, so no. Just capitalise the beginning of the first part. "justme" wrote in message ... I was just trying to figure out a simple grammar question and could not find a way to ask Word 2003 my question. My question is simply: When I've combined two sentences with a semi-colon, is it proper to capitalize the first word of the second sentence or not? |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
To expand on those correct answers: as with all grammar rules, this one may
be broken! The first character following the colon should be capitalised when a capital is normally demanded. For example, the phrase following may be a quote that starts with a capital, a proper name follows or simply 'I'. The rule isn't absolute. To make matter worse, there are some writing circles that insist on capitalising after a colon. But that is only in US English and not in British or International English. Allen Wyatt who publishes a Word Tips Newsletter, once provided a tip for capitalising after a colon stating that Word only had a built in tool for capitalising after a Stop. He genuinely believes that it should capitalise following a colon too, so he produced a macro tool. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "justme" wrote in message ... I was just trying to figure out a simple grammar question and could not find a way to ask Word 2003 my question. My question is simply: When I've combined two sentences with a semi-colon, is it proper to capitalize the first word of the second sentence or not? |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
Agreed about the need for a capital if one should exist anyway, such as 'I'
(that much neglected character) but certainly nor as a matter of course after a semicolon. "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... To expand on those correct answers: as with all grammar rules, this one may be broken! The first character following the colon should be capitalised when a capital is normally demanded. For example, the phrase following may be a quote that starts with a capital, a proper name follows or simply 'I'. The rule isn't absolute. To make matter worse, there are some writing circles that insist on capitalising after a colon. But that is only in US English and not in British or International English. Allen Wyatt who publishes a Word Tips Newsletter, once provided a tip for capitalising after a colon stating that Word only had a built in tool for capitalising after a Stop. He genuinely believes that it should capitalise following a colon too, so he produced a macro tool. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "justme" wrote in message ... I was just trying to figure out a simple grammar question and could not find a way to ask Word 2003 my question. My question is simply: When I've combined two sentences with a semi-colon, is it proper to capitalize the first word of the second sentence or not? |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
I was forgetting your crusade to eliminate the World from the small 'i' and
other grammatical menaces of using phone texting shorthand out-of-context. g Terry "aalaan" wrote in message ... Agreed about the need for a capital if one should exist anyway, such as 'I' (that much neglected character) but certainly nor as a matter of course after a semicolon. "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... To expand on those correct answers: as with all grammar rules, this one may be broken! The first character following the colon should be capitalised when a capital is normally demanded. For example, the phrase following may be a quote that starts with a capital, a proper name follows or simply 'I'. The rule isn't absolute. To make matter worse, there are some writing circles that insist on capitalising after a colon. But that is only in US English and not in British or International English. Allen Wyatt who publishes a Word Tips Newsletter, once provided a tip for capitalising after a colon stating that Word only had a built in tool for capitalising after a Stop. He genuinely believes that it should capitalise following a colon too, so he produced a macro tool. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "justme" wrote in message ... I was just trying to figure out a simple grammar question and could not find a way to ask Word 2003 my question. My question is simply: When I've combined two sentences with a semi-colon, is it proper to capitalize the first word of the second sentence or not? |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
No I don't wish to 'eliminate the World from the small 'i' but I would like
to do it the other way round! Your error of order is a bit like the classic advert 'Piano wanted by lady with bulbous legs' "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I was forgetting your crusade to eliminate the World from the small 'i' and other grammatical menaces of using phone texting shorthand out-of-context. g Terry "aalaan" wrote in message ... Agreed about the need for a capital if one should exist anyway, such as 'I' (that much neglected character) but certainly nor as a matter of course after a semicolon. "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... To expand on those correct answers: as with all grammar rules, this one may be broken! The first character following the colon should be capitalised when a capital is normally demanded. For example, the phrase following may be a quote that starts with a capital, a proper name follows or simply 'I'. The rule isn't absolute. To make matter worse, there are some writing circles that insist on capitalising after a colon. But that is only in US English and not in British or International English. Allen Wyatt who publishes a Word Tips Newsletter, once provided a tip for capitalising after a colon stating that Word only had a built in tool for capitalising after a Stop. He genuinely believes that it should capitalise following a colon too, so he produced a macro tool. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "justme" wrote in message ... I was just trying to figure out a simple grammar question and could not find a way to ask Word 2003 my question. My question is simply: When I've combined two sentences with a semi-colon, is it proper to capitalize the first word of the second sentence or not? |
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After semi-colon, do I capitalize the first word of the 2nd sen.?
For someone who wants to rid the world of 'i', what sort of name is
"aalaan"? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "aalaan" wrote in message ... No I don't wish to 'eliminate the World from the small 'i' but I would like to do it the other way round! Your error of order is a bit like the classic advert 'Piano wanted by lady with bulbous legs' "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I was forgetting your crusade to eliminate the World from the small 'i' and other grammatical menaces of using phone texting shorthand out-of-context. g Terry "aalaan" wrote in message ... Agreed about the need for a capital if one should exist anyway, such as 'I' (that much neglected character) but certainly nor as a matter of course after a semicolon. "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... To expand on those correct answers: as with all grammar rules, this one may be broken! The first character following the colon should be capitalised when a capital is normally demanded. For example, the phrase following may be a quote that starts with a capital, a proper name follows or simply 'I'. The rule isn't absolute. To make matter worse, there are some writing circles that insist on capitalising after a colon. But that is only in US English and not in British or International English. Allen Wyatt who publishes a Word Tips Newsletter, once provided a tip for capitalising after a colon stating that Word only had a built in tool for capitalising after a Stop. He genuinely believes that it should capitalise following a colon too, so he produced a macro tool. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "justme" wrote in message ... I was just trying to figure out a simple grammar question and could not find a way to ask Word 2003 my question. My question is simply: When I've combined two sentences with a semi-colon, is it proper to capitalize the first word of the second sentence or not? |
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