Punctuation and Grammar Review.docVIP

Punctuation and Grammar Review ? Capital Letters Capital letters are used with: the first word in a sentence or direct quotation They like hamburgers. names of persons and the word I Jerry, Jill and I went shopping. names of particular places We like to go to the Abbey in Ely Center. names of the days of the week, months, and holidays Christmas falls on December 25 every year. names of commercial products Our copy machine is made by Xerox. names of organizations such as religious and political groups, associations, companies, unions and clubs Many people are members of the National Association of the Deaf. words in titles of books, magazines, newspapers, articles, stories, poems, films, television shows, songs, papers that you write Gallaudet Today is an informative magazine. However, a word like a, an, the, but, for, and is not capitalized unless it is the first word of the title or the first word after a colon. Perspectives on Deafness: A Deaf American Monograph was edited by Mervin D. Garretson. On the Green is an in-house Gallaudet publication for faculty and staff. ? Apostrophe The two main uses of the apostrophe are: to show the omission of one or more letters in a contractiondo + not = dontis + not = isntthat + is = thats to show ownership or possessionEllens books?Dorothys pen?Howards hands ? Quotation Marks Use quotation marks when you want to show the exact words of a speaker or writer. Place all commas and periods inside of the quotation marks. ? Incorrect: The only dumb question, the instructor said, is the one you dont ask. Correct: The only dumb question, the instructor said, is the one you dont ask. ? Use quotation marks when you want to quote or show the titles of short stories, novellas, articles, chapter titles in books, poems, television shows, songs, and papers that you write. Incorrect: I read the poem The Tyger, the other day. Correct: I read the poem The Tyger, the other day. ? Italics/Underline ? Use i