Capitalization and Punctuation

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Flashcards on Capitalization and Punctuation, created by nellyklopez on 04/13/2014.
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CAPITALIZATION CAPITALIZATION
Name of people Barack Obama
Names of specific places: cities, countries, street names, schools and universities Burlington, Vermont, Atlantic Ocean, Barbara Street, University of Vermont
Words that are derived from the names of places, including languages Italian, Canadian, Spanish
Names of months, days of the week and holidays November, Tuesday, Christmas
Titles of articles, books, magazines, songs, albums, television shows, etc. The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Times, Bad Romance, Chicago Fire
The brand names of specific products Pepsi, Sony, Adidas
The first word in a sentence. The city of Montpelier is the capital of Vermont.
PUNCTUATION PUNCTUATION
DECLARATIVE sentences are making a statement, provide information. A PERIOD is the proper ending punctuation for a declarative sentence.
INTERROGATIVE sentences are asking a question. A QUESTION MARK (?) is the proper ending punctuation for an interrogative sentence.
EXCLAMATORY sentences express emotion or excitement. An EXCLAMATION MARK (!) is the proper ending punctuation for an exclamatory sentence.
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