GRAMMAR+4

GRAMMAR 4 - CAPITALIZATION AND PUNCTUATION


 * 4.8 || Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Identify, analyze and use capitalizations.
 * To identify proper noun- Margarita
 * To identify proper adjectives. She is a Colombian girl.
 * To identify titles. Dr. Pedro Suarez
 * To identify professional titles Senator John Glen
 * To identify historical events and documents World War II – Bill of Rights
 * To identify regional names- Miami, Florida
 * To identify the 1st word of a list or outline – page 487

Identify, analyze and use colons
 * to introduce a series of items- I like: to dance, to play, and to sing.
 * to follow the salutation in a business letter - Dear Miss Sue:

Identify, analyze and use semicolons. > > Identify, analyze and use hyphens. > > > Identify, analyze and use quotation marks. Identify, analyze and use commas.
 * to replace a period if the writer wishes to narrow the gap between two closely linked sentences. I ran to the store; the closing time was at 6:00 pm.
 * to connect compound numbers and fractions used as adjectives- He is seventy-three years old.
 * to break a word at the end of a line
 * To use one in a compound adjective – one-eyed cyclops
 * to set off a direct (word-for-word) quotation. She said, “Watch out for the dog!”
 * for titles: magazines, books, plays, films, songs, poems, article titles, chapter titles, etc (or use italics) “One Hundred Years of Solitude”, “Hatchet”
 * When quoted material runs more than one paragraph, start each new paragraph with opening quotation marks, but do not use closing quotation marks until the end of the paragraph.
 * in a series - apples, pears, and bananas
 * after introductory elements- No, I don´t like chocolate. Walking around the park, I fell down.
 * setting off appositives and parenthetical statements- Miss Sue, Marymount´s Director, is from the United States.
 * in dates and places- August 25, 2016
 * before coordinating conjunctions in compound sentences- I went to the park, and Susy went to Buenavista.
 * after a subordinate (dependent) clause followed by a main (independent) clause.- Because it was raining, I got wet. ||