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Punctuation/capitalization
Punctuations
1. . indicates the end of a sentence and abbreviations 2. , shows that what is in front and behind can switch places 3. – EM DASH guide the eyes of the reader to something important 4. - EN DASH hyphenate check-in 5. : colon means that it is related to the word that came before it 6. ; semicolon connecting independent clauses 7. ? interrogative ends a question 8. ! exclamatory provides emphasis 9. ‘ apostrophe CONTRACTION it is to it’s POSSESSION can become the quote mark within a quote 10. “ ” it comes from another place 11. … ELLIPSIS means something is un said 12. [ ] BRACKETTS this is what has been added 13. ( ) )PARENTHETICAL is unnecessary for the flow of the sentence 14. / Slash this one is backslash used for a decision and /or
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Capitalization
1. Capitalize the First Word of a Sentence. ……... The baker had many orders to take. 2. Capitalize Names and Other Proper Nouns. ……... Nina rushed to the kitchen when she smelled smoke.
3. Don't Capitalize After a Colon (Usually) ...
I had to get chocolate chips, all purpose flour, and brown sugar to make the cookies.
When making caramel it is important to “Never take your eyes off the pot” , and to keep a consistent pace. 5. Capitalize Days, Months, and Holidays, But Not Seasons. ...
With Christmas around the corner we will be decorating a lot of gingerbread houses. 6. Capitalize Most Words in Titles.
In the Harry Potter movies they always have a great feast.
7. Capitalize Cities, Countries, Nationalities, and Languages
It is said that the best macaroo s come from Paris. 8. Capitalize Time Periods and Events (Sometimes)
Jessica was starving after attending the Hosa meeting in San Francisco.
EX: Grammar being used in a sentence
1. Period
We were baking cupcakes in the oven. 2. Comma
In the dining hall they were offering Hershey's chocolate, reeces, and kit-kats. 3. EM dash
The smell of the warm cookies wafted in the air- that is what made the kids rush into the kitchen. 4. EN dash
I sat down with the 5. Colon
Churros: a mexican desert covered in cinnamon sugar 6. Semicolon
The ice cream was delicious; it was made with lime. 7. interrogative
What is gum made out of ? 8. Exclamatory
The brownies were made with special butter! 9. Apostrophe
It's always busy at the bakery during Christmas time. 10. Quotation mark
Elias had told everyone that the cake was ¨good¨ 11. Ellipsis
Jakie burnt the cookies right before the party... 12. Brackets
The [chocolate chip] cookies took 2 days to be finished. 13. Parenthetical
The cake was enjoyed by everyone at the wedding(there was no left overs).
14. Back slash
The birthday party/ quince had a huge candy bar.
