Writing Rules Of The Week
Week Of:
11-12
Use a comma between the day and year in a date. Ex. February 18, 2008
Use "there, their, and they're" correctly. Ex. They're going to pick up their cousins there, and then they're going home.
Writing Rules Of The Week |
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Week Of: |
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| 8-27 | Capitalize the first word in both the salutation and the closing of the letter. Ex. Dear Uncle Jorge, |
| 9-4 | Capitalize proper nouns....such as the name of a particular person or place. Ex. Alice, Highway 288 |
| 9-10 | Capitalize proper nouns...such as the name of a particular thing or event: languages, organizations, calendar names. Ex. Spanish, Houston Asters, Christmas |
| 9-17 | Capitalize proper adjectives. Ex. Mexican restaurant, French coin |
| 9-24 | Capitalize a person's title or a family title...when the title comes before the person's name. Ex. President Bush |
| 10-1 | Capitalize the title of a written work...first and last words and all the important words. Ex. Reader's Digest |
| 10-8 | Capitalize the first word in a direct quotation- a person's exact words. Ex. Ed said,"Everything I need is right here." |
| 10-15 | Use quotation marks at the beginning and end of a direct quotation, words spoken by a person. Ex. Anna said, "I like it when the choir sings a song in harmony." |
| 10-22 | Use a comma to separate a direct quotation--a person's exact words-- from the rest of the sentence. Ex. Juan asked, "Is the bus late?" |
| 10-29 | Use correct punctuation at the end of a sentence. Ex.What is that?, Look at those lights! |
| 11-5 | Use an apostrophe to show where a letter(s) has been left out in a contraction. Ex. I'm(I am), you'll(you will) |
11-12 |
To form the possessive case of a singular non, add an apostrophe and a s. Ex. the boy's bicycle |
| 11-26 | To form the possessive case of a plural noun ending in s, add only an apostrophe. Ex. The eighth graders' lockers are in the 100 wing. |
| 12-3 | Use a comma to separate three or more words, phrases, or sentences in a list. Ex. Sugar cane, bananas, and citrus fruit are grown n Jamaica. |
| 12-10 | Use a comma to separate two adjectives that come before a noun. Ex. Venus Williams played a powerful, brilliant game. |
| 12-17 | Use a comma to before a conjunction that joins two sentences. Ex. They worked very hard, but they didn't seem especially tired. |
| 1-7 | Use a comma before and after an appositive. Ex. Mrs. Betts, our school librarian, helped me find a funny book. |
| 1-14 | Use a comma to separate the name of a person spoken to from the rest of the sentence. Ex. Heather, are you going to the A Honor Role bingo party. |
| 1-21 | Use a comma after a introductory word such as yes, no, well. |
| 1-28 | Use a comma after two or more prepositional phrases that introduce a sentence. Ex. In the valley at the base of the hill, a herd of buffalo grazes. |
| 2-4 | Use a comma after a participial phrase that introduces a sentence. Ex. Signaling the referee for a timeout, the coach gathered her players for a pep talk. |
| 2-11 | Use a comma after an adverb clause that introduces a sentence. Ex. Because had a soar throat, I could not audition for the school play. |
| 2-18 | Use a comma between the
city and state. Ex.
I was born in Freeport, Texas. Use a comma between the day and year in a date. Ex. February 18, 2008 |
| 2-25 | Use "two, to, and too" correctly.
Ex. Two girls went with their brothers to
the airport, and their friends went, too. Use "there, their, and they're" correctly. Ex. They're going to pick up their cousins there, and then they're going home. |
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Date this page was last updated: 02/13/08 |
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