I'm writing an english essay. Here's the sentence:
During both of these trials innocent people were ostracized for intereacting with the "enemy:" the devil and communism.
and also should i put enemy in quotes?
Thanks : )
2007-10-29 18:01:42 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
wow I got a lot of religious answers lol..
fyi..i'm comparing the salem witch trials to the communist hunt of the 1950's..
I'm not religious lol.
2007-10-29 18:11:49 · update #1
oh ya! but thanks for the answers : )
2007-10-29 18:12:27 · update #2
dnldslk: thanks for the input! i totally agree! I changed my sentence to what you said : )
2007-10-29 18:16:18 · update #3
It's devil (lowercase) but Satan (caps) in academic writing.
Devil (caps) is not incorrect when using Devil as the proper name, Satan is clearer as the proper name.
What you really want to say by "enemy" is 'perceived enemy' (implying that there was actually no enemy at all) -- so use 'perceived enemy' and no quotes. There's a comma after trials and your sentence end is confusing.
"During both of these trials, innocent people were ostracized for interacting with a perceived enemy. The respective enemies were the devil [consider using Satan here] and communism."
The religious answers are great but remember, English teachers aren't preachers so they want the grammatically correct usage and not the religious perspective.
2007-10-29 19:13:22 · answer #1 · answered by CoachT 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Is The Word Devil Capitalized
2017-01-18 03:17:54 · answer #2 · answered by flintroy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No quotes, no capital.
I don't think ostracize is quite the word you want. To ostracize is to separate and to cast out of a group or society.
Perhaps stigmatize is the word you want. Or accused.
"were accused of interacting with either the devil or communism."
You can probably eliminate ENEMY. At any rate, I wouldn't capitalize it.
And to be pickier still:
You want to distinguish between the two types of trials and not put them together, since neither set of trials tried people for both interacting with the devil and communism.
2007-10-29 18:14:10 · answer #3 · answered by dnldslk 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nope -- devil is just a noun. It's not a proper noun or name.
And only put "enemy" in quotes if you're quoting someone else who specifically used that word during the trial. If you do use quotes, the colon goes outside of them.
2007-10-29 18:11:05 · answer #4 · answered by Mike G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You only use quotes if you are quoting from a book, magazine or other form of source. I would not capitalize d in devil. You only capitalize if you are talking about a specific person. For example: Michelle's party is going to be Friday night.
I hope this helps you :)
2007-10-29 18:07:48 · answer #5 · answered by ♥Twilight♥ 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes and yes, capitalize the d, you can use the quotes but the colon should be outside the quotes, and its interacting not intereacting:)
2007-10-29 18:08:27 · answer #6 · answered by denni359 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, if you are referring to the devil of a specific religious tradition, (ie judeo0christian)
2007-10-29 18:09:10 · answer #7 · answered by da s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't think the quotes are necessary. and i never capitalize devil. capitalization shows respect, and since i have none for him, i don't capitalize. however, in an english essay, since you're referring to "the" devil and not "a" devil, just for the grade, i would probably capitalize.
2007-10-29 18:07:11 · answer #8 · answered by ditzi_k 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Yes, I would put enemy in quotes. And no capital for devil. Only God is capitalized.
2007-10-29 18:09:16 · answer #9 · answered by WENDY S 4 · 1⤊ 5⤋
one question
what does the devil have to do with communism?
2007-10-29 18:08:37 · answer #10 · answered by pearce_freestyle 3 · 1⤊ 6⤋