SECTION 1 PUNCTUATION and CAPITALIZATION Punctuation – Identify the functions of each mark and create one (1) example sentence of the usage for each mark. 1. . Period: Ends a sentence and abbreviates 2. , Comma: Separates two groups of words that can be switched 3. – Em dash: Draws emphasis on something 4. - En dash: Hyphenates words 5. : Colon: Connects a previous subject and what's next 6. ; Semicolon: connects independent clauses 7. ? Question: Ends interrogative statements 8. ! Exclamation: Ends emphasized statements 9. ‘ Apostrophe/Quote Mark: Shows possession/ contract a word 10. “ ” Quotation Marks: Indicates it came from a source 11. … Ellipses: Indicates something was left unsaid 12. [ ] Brackets: Used to insert something into 13. ( ) Parenthesis: Adding information that isn't mandatory 14. / Backslash: Indicates a choice EX: Comma (used to switch words around in a list) – Students at Bravo can freely choose between AP World History, AP US History, AP Government, and AP European History. Capitalization – Identify and create one (1) example sentence for each rule of capitalization. Please list the rules of capitalization here: 1. Capitalize the first word in a sentence Ex: He made his famous lasagna. 1. Capitalize names and proper pronouns Ex: Sally and Sammy walked down to the ice cream shop. 1. Capitalize days, months, and holidays but not seasons Ex: I love the month of October because of Halloween, I love the fall season in general. 1. Capitalize most Titles Ex: The Amazing World of Gumball is a show from a cartoon network.
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