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Capitalization and Punctuation

Here is the story with punctuation added: "Once upon a time," said Grandma, "there was a little girl named Goldilocks. One day, Goldilocks went for a walk in the forest. She came upon a little house and thought, 'Someone must live here, I think I'll go inside and look around.'" Goldilocks tried the door of the house. It was unlocked, so she went inside. "This porridge is too hot!" she exclaimed, tasting from the first bowl. She went to the second bowl. "This porridge is too cold," she complained. Finally, she tried the third bowl. "Ahhh, this porridge is just right!" she said happily.

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Capitalization and Punctuation

Here is the story with punctuation added: "Once upon a time," said Grandma, "there was a little girl named Goldilocks. One day, Goldilocks went for a walk in the forest. She came upon a little house and thought, 'Someone must live here, I think I'll go inside and look around.'" Goldilocks tried the door of the house. It was unlocked, so she went inside. "This porridge is too hot!" she exclaimed, tasting from the first bowl. She went to the second bowl. "This porridge is too cold," she complained. Finally, she tried the third bowl. "Ahhh, this porridge is just right!" she said happily.

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING INSTITUTE OF SYMBIOSIS

Capitalization and Punctuation


Capitalization
 Proper nouns and proper adjectives (Pune Central Mall and American
citizen)
 Names of People (Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi, Amitabh)
 Words used as names (Mother, Father, Aunt, Uncle … when used as a
name)
• Ask Mother Tara what we’re having for lunch.
• Ask my mother what we’re having for lunch.
 The first sentence mother is used as a name, in the second sentence it
describes someone.
Capitalization

 Geographic names (Earth)


 Titles used with names (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.)
 Historical events (Boston Tea Party)
 Abbreviations (M.D.)
 Organizations (Girl Scouts of India)
 Titles ( Beauty and the Beast)
 First words in a sentence
Capitalization

Days and months (June, Saturday)

Names of religions, nationalities, languages

(Christianity, Chinese, Spanish)

Official names (Smile toothpaste)


Which change in capitalization
should be made to this sentence?

the weather is cold today.


A. capitalize the t in the

B. capitalize the w in weather

C. capitalize the t in today

D. capitalize the c in cold


Which change in capitalization
should be made to this sentence?

the weather is cold today.


A. capitalize the t in the

B. capitalize the w in weather

C. capitalize the t in today

D. capitalize the c in cold


Which change in capitalization
should be made to this sentence?

Marcy rode to soccer practice with edward.

A. capitalize the r in rode


B. use a small m in Marcy
C. capitalize the s in soccer
D. capitalize the e in Edward
Which change in capitalization
should be made to this sentence?

Marcy rode to soccer practice with edward.

A. capitalize the r in rode


B. use a small m in Marcy
C. capitalize the s in soccer
D. capitalize the e in Edward
Which sentence uses correct
capitalization?

A. Have you seen “star wars”?

B. One of the main characters is Princess leia.

C. My favorite character is Yoda.

D. I would like to have a ship like the millennium


Which sentence uses correct
capitalization?

A. Have you seen “star wars”?

B. One of the main characters is Princess leia.

C. My favorite character is Yoda.

D. I would like to have a ship like the millennium


End Marks
Periods

At the end of a sentence (Please be quiet.)

After an initial (Susan B. Anthony)

As a decimal ($2.50)

After abbreviations (Mrs.)

After final abbreviations (etc.)


Question Mark

After a direct question (Do you want to


visit other galaxies?)
To show doubt (The ship arrived in
Boston on July 23 (?), 1652.)
Exclamation Point
To express strong feeling
Surprise!

Happy Birthday!
Wait for me!

Never use double exclamation points in school writing assignments or in

business letters.
Which change in end marks should
be made to the sentence below?

Did you feed your dog this morning.

A. The end mark should be a comma.


B. The end mark should be an exclamation point.
C. The end mark should be a colon.
D. The end mark should be a question mark.
Which change in end marks should
be made to the sentence below?

Did you feed your dog this morning.

A. The end mark should be a comma.


B. The end mark should be an exclamation point.
C. The end mark should be a colon.
D. The end mark should be a question mark.
Which change in end marks should be
made to the sentence below?

Why are you always late for class.

A. Add a comma after you.


B. Place an exclamation point at the end of the sentence.
C. Add a comma after for.
D. Change the period to a question mark.
Which change in punctuation should be made
in the sentence below?

Why are you always late for class.

A. Add a comma after you.


B. Place an exclamation point at the end of the sentence.
C. Add a comma after for.
D. Change the period to a question mark.
Which sentence has the correct end
punctuation?

A. Where did you find that cute puppy.


B. What a great big grin he has on his
face!
C. Roll over, you good girl?
D. Why can’t we keep her.
Which sentence has the correct end
punctuation?

A. Where did you find that cute puppy.


B. What a great big grin he has on
his face!
C. Roll over, you good girl?
D. Why can’t we keep her.
Comma

Between items in a series ( I know someone who likes


pepperoni, pineapple, and olives on her pizza.)
In dates and addresses (June 24, 2010)
To keep numbers clear (1,000)
To set off interruptions (As it turned out, however, Rodney sold
the car.)
To set off dialogue (The frog replied, “I’m waiting for the toad
Comma

In direct address (Please, Carla, find some new


jokes.)
Between two independent clauses (Aquarium workers
love animals, so they rescue hurt ones.)
In letter writing (Dear Uncle Jim,)
To separate adjectives (I like the feel of cold, salty
Comma

To set off interjections (Wow, look at that sunrise!)


To set off appositives (My father, a great cook,
makes the best egg rolls in town.)
To set off introductory phrases and clauses (After
checking my knee pads, I started off.)
Where should a comma be
placed in the sentence below?

Please place a pencil, a pair of scissors and two sheets of paper


on your desk.

A. after the word paper


B. after the word scissors
C. before the word of
D. after the word sheets
Where should a comma be
placed in the sentence below?

Please place a pencil, a pair of scissors and two sheets of paper


on your desk.

A. after the word paper


B. after the word scissors
C. before the word of
D. after the word sheets
Where should commas be
placed in the sentence below?

You must bring your ticket lunch and spending money.

A. after You and must


B. after ticket and lunch
C. after bring and lunch
D. after your and ticket and lunch
Where should commas be
placed in the sentence below?

You must bring your ticket lunch and spending money.

A. after You and must


B. after ticket and lunch
C. after bring and lunch
D. after your and ticket and lunch
Colon

To introduce a list


After a salutation in a business letter
(Dear Chairperson: )
Between numbers in time (2:25)
Hyphen

To divide a word when you run out of room at


the end of the line (divide only at the syllables,
never divide one syllable words or contractions)
Between numbers in fractions
Apostrophe

In contractions (can’t)


To form plurals (A’s)
In place of omitted numbers or letters (class of 91’ or fixin’
to go)
To form singular possessives (sister’s)
To form plural possessives (girls’)
To form shared possessives ( Jim, Jeb, and Jerry’s fish)
Which word BEST fills in the
blank in the sentence below?

My unusual parrot ___________ eat a single cracker.


A. won’t
B. wasn’t
C. isn’t
D. don’t
Which word BEST fills in the
blank in the sentence below?

My unusual parrot ___________ eat


a single cracker.

A. won’t
B. wasn’t
C. isn’t
Underlining

For titles of plays, books, newspapers, magazines,


television programs, movies, and CD’s
The Wiz (play)
Exploring an Ocean Tide Pool (book)
Pinky and the Brain (television program)
The Prince of Egypt (movie)
Quotation Marks

To set off a direct quotation


Placement of punctuation (put other marks inside of the quotation mark)
To punctuate titles (songs, poems, short stories, essays, and chapters of
books, articles in newspapers, magazines, encyclopedia, or electronic
sources)
“America the Beautiful” (song)
“McBroom Tells the Truth” (short story)
“Water, Water Everywhere” (chapter)
Let's Work Together

Help me punctuate the story, will you?

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