SENTENCE 4 Others have highlighted the lack of commonality between the five diploma – subject areas ranging from media through to construction/built environment. The start of the sentence requires a capital letter. The comma needs to be removed between the words and as no pause is needed. five diploma No colon is needed after ranging from. The sentence needs a full stop rather than an exclamation mark at the end. SENTENCE 5 Paul Murphy, Head of FE at need to – Springbrook College emphasises, “We provide better practical training for young this adults. Let’s do now.” Murphy is a surname and a proper noun, hence it starts with a capital letter. requires a capital letter as it is a title. Head is a proper noun and so needs to start with capital letters. Springbrook College An apostrophe is required in because it is a contraction of and let us. Let’s A full stop is needed at the end of the quotation. SENTENCE 6 For Mr. Murphy at least, this issue takes priority over achieving a consensus – amongst those delivering the new diplomas. The title requires a capital letter. Mr. A comma after indicates a pause. at least The word does not require a capital letter. priority SENTENCE 7 also met with – He adds, “When NVQ qualifications were introduced they resistance but became a long-term success.” needs a capital letter as it is the start of a sentence. He A comma is required before the quotation begins. The acronym has capital letters (National Vocational Qualification). NVQ is hyphenated because it is modifying the noun Long-term success. Quotation marks are required at the end of the sentence.
SENTENCE 4 – Others have highlighted the lack of commonality between the five diploma subject areas ranging from media through to construction/built environment. The start of the sentence requires a capital letter. The comma needs to be removed between the words five and diploma as no pause is needed. No colon is needed after ranging from. The sentence needs a full stop rather than an exclamation mark at the end. SENTENCE 5 – Paul Murphy, Head of FE at Springbrook College emphasises, “We need to provide better practical training for young adults. Let’s do this now.” Murphy is a surname and a proper noun, hence it starts with a capital letter. Head requires a capital letter as it is a title. Springbrook College is a proper noun and so needs to start with capital letters. An apostrophe is required in Let’s because it is a contraction of let and us. A full stop is needed at the end of the quotation. SENTENCE 6 – For Mr. Murphy at least, this issue takes priority over achieving a consensus amongst those delivering the new diplomas. The title Mr. requires a capital letter. A comma after at least indicates a pause. The word priority does not require a capital letter. SENTENCE 7 – He adds, “When NVQ qualifications were introduced they also met with resistance but became a long-term success.” He needs a capital letter as it is the start of a sentence. A comma is required before the quotation begins. The acronym NVQ has capital letters (National Vocational Qualification). Long-term is hyphenated because it is modifying the noun success. Quotation marks are required at the end of the sentence.
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