EPN

Puctuation
 

                Punctuation marks, such as comma, periods, and quotation marks, help readers interpret sentences. They determine how a sentence should be read and understood. Like most languages, English has certain rules of punctuation. The guidelines below will help you master some of the most important ones.

Period

·      Use a period at the end of a statement:

Argentina’s economy is a mix of agriculture and industry.

·      Use period with most abbreviations:

Mr.

Mrs.

A.M.

P.M.

Question Mark

·      Use a question mark at the end of a question:

Who is going to drive me to the airport?

Comma

·      Use comma to seperate words or pharase in a series:

The sea around Antarctica is home to dolphins, porpoises, whales, seals, and other sea creatures.

·      Use comma between the day of the month and the year:

August 12, 2014

Colon

·      Use a colon to introduce a series:

The museum offers daily tours of the following collections: American, Asian, Classical, and European.

·      Use a colon to separate hours from minutes:

3:15

6:45

Quatation Marks

·      Use quatation marks to enclose a direct quote:

Juli said, “I have already finished my homework”.

Capitalization

The following rules summarize the main uses of capitalization in English. If you are not sure when to capitalize a word, you should use your dictionary as a reference.

·      Capitalize the first word of a sentence:

Fishing is an impotant industry in Peru.

·      Capitalize names. Capitalize a title that precedes a name:

Dr. Lourie

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