Lesson 1 Punctuation – Identify the functions of each mark and create one (1) example sentence of the usage for each mark. ——(THE PERIOD) [.] = Ends a sentence and provides abbreviations. Example: The Elementary children are beginning to understand the need for school. ——(The comma) [,] = Allows the phrase before and after the comma to switch places and still make sense. Example: To ensure the best possible teaching, the elementary students were given a list of supplies,. ——(EM Dash) [—] = Has multiple uses including to used to draw emphasis on something. Can replace a comma, parentheses, a colon, and etc. Example: This book had one mission—to teach. ——(EN Dash) [-] = to hyphenate words (to connect them) Example: A warm-up was given to the students before the lesson begins. ——(Colon) [:] = Whatever comes after a colon, is directly related to the sentence beforehand. Example: I was starving in class: I decided to grab a snack. ——(Semicolon) [;] = A semicolon connects multiple independent clauses. They all have to be related. Example: I was super tired after class; I needed a break from everything and just needed to relax. ——(Question Mark) [?] = an interrogative sentence. Example: Is this homework considered late? ——(Exclamation mark) [!] = Exclamation mark- To end an exclamatory sentence. (adds emphasis) Example: I hope this homework isn’t considered late! ——(Apostrophe) [‘] = to show Possession. Contractions. And a Quote mark- Quote inside a quote. Example: The teacher’s teaching style differed from all the others. ——Quotation marks [“ “] = To quote something said or written from somewhere else. Example: “Welcome to the hardest class you will ever encounter” stated the economics teacher. ——Ellipses […] = ellipsis is when Something is unsaid in a quote. Can end a paragraph this way. Example: “Can anybody explain to me what I just… explained?” ——(Brackets) [[ ]] = To change or added something in a quote Example: “Don’t let anyone bully you [at all]” stated the teacher. —— (Parenthesis) [()] = Parenthesis means something is parenthetical which means it is useful to know but not necessary. Example: The students aced the final (based on chapter 1) ——(Back Slash) [\] = indicates a choice. Example: “Ms./Mr. will be the new teacher in room 112?” ——Rules of Capitalization—— 1. Capitalize the first word of a sentence 2. Capitalize names and Other proper Nouns 3. Capitalize Days, Months, and Holidays but not seasons 4. Capitalize most words in titles.
Punctuation and Capitalization
