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Punctuation Power: Unlocking the Secrets of Capital Letters and Marks!

Discover the importance of capital letters and punctuation marks in writing. Learn how to use full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, and commas correctly. Improve your writing skills and enhance readability with this comprehensive guide.

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Punctuation Power: Unlocking the Secrets of Capital Letters and Marks!

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  1. Punctuation With Mrs Ford

  2. Why? • Writers use capital letters and punctuation marks to help the reader better understand what is written.

  3. Capital Letters • All sentences begin with capital letters. We enjoyed reading the book.

  4. Capital Letters • Proper nouns begin with capital letters. Mrs Ford took us to Christchurch.

  5. Capital Letters • The pronoun I is always capitalized. I don’t need your help.

  6. Capital Letters • A capital letter begins the first, last, and any important word in the title of a book, magazine, song, movie, poem, or other work. She saw Snow White when she was five years old.

  7. Punctuation: Full Stop • A complete sentence that makes a statement ends with a full stop. It’s your birthday. You blow out the candle.

  8. Punctuation: Full Stop • Most abbreviations end with a full stop. Dr. Howard lives on Oak Rd. near St. Mary’s Hospital.

  9. Punctuation: Question Mark • A question ends with a question mark. When will you be finished?

  10. Exclamation Mark • A statement expression strong feeling or excitement ends with an exclamation mark. What a beautiful day it is!

  11. Punctuation: Comma • A comma separates things in a series. I ate a banana, an orange, and an ice cream.

  12. Punctuation: Comma • A comma separates an interruption from the rest of the sentence. Mrs Walker, our teacher, was happy.

  13. Punctuation: Comma • A comma separates quoted words from the rest of the sentence. “I wanted to go,” she remarked.

  14. Punctuation: Comma • A comma separates items in an address or date. Christchurch, New Zealand February 6, 2006

  15. Punctuation The End

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