PUNCTUATION
- PERIOD
- A period is used to note the end of a sentence.
- "We come to school from Monday to
Friday."
- "We come to school from Monday to
Friday."
- A period is used to note the end of a sentence.
- COMMAS
- A comma is used to separate phrases or items in a sentence.
- "Yesterday I had dinner at a restaurant. We ate burgers with French fries, salad, orange juice and onion
rings".
- "Last Sunday, there were nos lessons at school"
- "Yesterday I had dinner at a restaurant. We ate burgers with French fries, salad, orange juice and onion
rings".
- A comma is used to separate phrases or items in a sentence.
- CAPITAL
LETTERS
- Capital letters are used at the beginning of sentences and for names of:
places, people, months, holidays, days of the week, nationalities and
titles.
- Places: "I went to Miami last
year"
- Poeple: "My friend Mary is going to the hospital right
now"
- Months: "We went camping last
January"
- Holidays: "My sister is very romantic. She loves Valentine's
Day"
- Days of the week: "We have art lessons on
Tuesdays"
- Titles: "My favourite book is Harry Potter and the chamber of
secrets"
- Nationalities: "I love eating Chinese
food"
- Nationalities: "I love eating Chinese
food"
- Titles: "My favourite book is Harry Potter and the chamber of
secrets"
- Days of the week: "We have art lessons on
Tuesdays"
- Holidays: "My sister is very romantic. She loves Valentine's
Day"
- Months: "We went camping last
January"
- Poeple: "My friend Mary is going to the hospital right
now"
- Places: "I went to Miami last
year"
- Capital letters are used at the beginning of sentences and for names of:
places, people, months, holidays, days of the week, nationalities and
titles.
- COLON
- A colon is used before a
list.
- "I went to the supermakert to buy: milk, potatoes, cereals and
carrots.
- "I went to the supermakert to buy: milk, potatoes, cereals and
carrots.
- A colon is used before a
list.
- SEMICOLON
- Join two independent clauses without using a conjunción like “and“.
- I have a exam tomorrow; I cant go out tonight.
- I have a exam tomorrow; I cant go out tonight.
- Join two independent clauses without using a conjunción like “and“.
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