Capitalization

Capitalization involves using capital letters at the beginning of sentences, proper nouns, and certain words in titles. Here are some key rules to remember:

1. Always capitalize the first word in a sentence.
2. Capitalize proper nouns (names of specific people, places, and things).
3. Capitalize titles of books, movies, and other works.
4. Capitalize the pronoun "I".
5. Capitalize the first word of a quote within a sentence.

Punctuation

Punctuation is essential for clarifying meaning and indicating pauses in writing. Here are some important punctuation marks and their uses:

• Period (.): Used to end declarative sentences and statements.
• Comma (,): Used to separate items in a list, connect independent clauses with a conjunction, and set off introductory elements.
• Question Mark (?): Used to end an interrogative sentence (a question).
• Exclamation Point (!): Used to end a sentence with strong emotion or emphasis.
• Quotation Marks (" " or ' '): Used to indicate direct speech, titles of short works, and to show irony or skepticism.

Study Guide

Now that you have an understanding of capitalization and punctuation, let's review with some practice exercises.

Capitalization Exercises

1. Correct the capitalization errors in the following sentences:
2. "i love reading mystery novels by agatha christie."
3. "the eiffel tower is located in paris, france."
4. "my favorite movie is the wizard of oz."
5. "mom and dad are taking us to disneyland next month."

Punctuation Exercises

1. Add the necessary punctuation to the following sentences:
2. what time does the movie start
3. sally jason and lisa went to the zoo the park and the beach
4. how exciting this is the best news ever
5. she exclaimed i can't believe it

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