Conecting Spelling and Puntuation

Conecting Spelling and Puntuation

1. PERIOD ( ALSO CALLED FULL STOP)

   • The period is also known as a full stop because it signals a speaker or reader that the sentence has come to an end.
     • The period is the most common form of punctuation used to end a sentence in the

2. WHEN TO USE PERIODS

   • We use a period at the end of sentences that are statements.
     • A statement is a sentence that states, or tells, something.

3. We use a period at the end of sentences that are commands

   • A command is a sentence that tells someone to do something.

4. We use a period at the end of sentences that are indirect questions.

   • An indirect question is a question that is said as a statement. It uses a period instead of a question mark

5. We use periods in abbreviations.

   • An abbreviation is a shortened version of a word or words.

6. We use periods in website addresses

7. COMMA

   • Comma is used after elements in a list.
   • The comma is used after the connectors
   • The comma is used after the first part of a sentence that begins with the word (because)

8. EXCLAMATION MARK

   • Curious fact:
     • An exclamation mark (UK) / Exclamation point (US) is like the full stop or period.
   • USED:
     • It is used to show sentences that express strong feelings or emotion, a command or a protest, emphasize something, or represent something said loudly or forcefully. They are commonly used after interjection.
   • RULE:
     • It is only used at the end of the expression that you want to emphasize unlike Spanish

9. QUESTION MARK

   • DIRECT QUESTIONS
     • The main purpose of a question mark, is to indicate that a sentence is a question. Direct questions often begin (who, what, when, where, why).
   • INDIRECT QUESTIONS
     • A full stop, rather than a question mark, is used after an indirect question.

10. QUESTION MARKS AND QUOTATION MARKS

    • Keep the question mark inside the quotation marks if it logically applies to what is enclosed by the quotation marks.
      • If the question mark applies to the sentence as a whole instead of to the phrase inside the quotation marks, put it at the very end:
        • When you have a question mark that applies to both the quoted phrase and the rest of the sentence, just use one question mark:

11. APOSTROPHES

    • Mistake 1
      • You use contractions in academic writing.
        • Contractions are not acceptable in academic writing. Avoid them altogether in formal writing and use the full forms of all words.
    • Mistake 2
      • You confuse it and it's.
        • Possessive pronouns never need an apostrophe. Possessive pronouns are words like
    • Mistake 3
      • You have trouble distinguishing between possessive forms ('s) and plural forms (s).
    • Mistake 4
      • You have trouble distinguishing between possessive forms ('s) and plural forms (s).