Sentence Structure: Capitalization and punctuation

Today's topics
  • Capitalization and punctuation.
- the rules.
- practice.

The goal for today:
At the end of this lesson, you will be able to punctuate a short paragraph correctly.
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Today's topics
  • Capitalization and punctuation.
- the rules.
- practice.

The goal for today:
At the end of this lesson, you will be able to punctuate a short paragraph correctly.

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Why is this important?
look i didnt want to be a half-blood if youre reading this because you think you might be one my advice is close this book right now believe whatever lie your mom or dad told you about your birth and try to lead a normal life
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Look, I didn't want to be half-blood. If you're reading this because you think you might be one, my advice is: close this book right now. Believe whatever lie your mom or dad told you, and try to lead a normal life.

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

Capitalization
"Writing the first letter of a word with a capital letter."

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

When do you use capital letters?
  • First word of a sentence.
  • Names (and titles), places.
  • Adjectives derived from proper nouns (American flag).
  • Abbreviations (FBI, CIA, AIVD).
  • The pronoun 'I'.
  • Days of the week and months of the year.


Slide 4 - Tekstslide

Capatilize the following sentence:
'i walked through amsterdam with jason this morning.'
timer
1:00

Slide 5 - Open vraag

Punctuation
- Periods (or full stops).
- Question marks?
- Exlamation points!
- 'Quotation marks'.
- Semicolons ( ; ).
- Colons ( : ).
- Apostrophes.
- Commas

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

Periods (or full stops).
At the end of a sentence.
At the end of a command or request. Please do your homework.
Before a decimal number. I write 2.5 pages a day.
Between dollars and cents. The newspaper costs $1.50.
In a person's intials. My name is J.O. Witberg.

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

Question marks?
At the end of a question. 
Why do you look so sad?

Inside quotation marks if the quote is a question.
She asked, 'Why do you look so sad?'

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

Exclamation point!
At the end of a work, phrase, or sentence filled with emotion.
Hurry up! We are late for class!

Inside a quotation mark when the quote is an exlamation.
"Hurry up! We are late for class!"

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

'Quotation marks'
When directly quoting diologue.
Hamlet says, 'To be, or not to be. That is the question.'

For titles of chapters, articles, stories, etc.
My favourite book is 'Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief'.

Slide 10 - Tekstslide


Correct the following sentence:
and she asked do you want to go swimming
timer
1:00

Slide 11 - Open vraag

Semicolons.
Between two independent clauses. (A clause is an independant thought. Edward joined the basketball team; remarkably, the young man excelled at the sport.

Between elements that use commas.
The possible dates are Thursday, June 5; Saturday, June 7; or Monday, June 9.

Slide 12 - Tekstslide

Colons
Between two ideas when the second explains the first.
Kerry didn't eat: she was already full.
Before a list. Grandma brought Chloe's favourite three sweets: Chocolate kisses, Tootsie Rolls, and a snickers bar.
Between titles and subtitles.
Studying for tests: a guide.
Between hours and minutes.
It's 2:00 a.am. 


Slide 13 - Tekstslide

Apostrophes
Contractions
It's (It is) okay to cry sometimes.
You all would have. Y'all'd've.

At the end of a name to indicate ownership. That is James' book.
That is Mark's book.


Slide 14 - Tekstslide

Commas
Between items in dates and addresses. Michael arrived at Ellis Island, New York, On February 14, 1924.
Between words in a list. I bought apples, bread, candy, meat, and vegetables.
Between adjectives. He bought a very beautiful, big, red car.
Before and after quotes with tags. She said, 'I am hungry.'  'I am hungry,' she said.
Around nonessential clauses and appositives. Matt's mother, Jane (appositive), who has trouble with directions (nonessential clause), had to ask for help.
After introductory words. Hoping for the best, we checked our luggage.
Before conjuntions. I went grocery shopping, while my mother did the laundry.


Slide 15 - Tekstslide


Puncutate the following paragraph:
look i didnt want to be a half-blood if youre reading this because you think you might be one my advice is close this book right now believe whatever lie your mom or dad told you about your birth and try to lead a normal life
timer
3:00

Slide 16 - Open vraag