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Grammarly Blog: Capitalization: The First Word in a Direct Quote Sentence

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This page explains the rules for capitalizing direct quotes; if the quote is a sentence, capitalize it. If the quote is not a complete sentence, capitalize only what was capitalized in the original direct quote.

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CCSS: Adaptable
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capitalization
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
Common Core
L.5.2.d L.5.2.c