Punctuation Flashcards
When do you use Capital Letters?
To begin sentences
For the pronoun I
To begin proper nouns
To begin the first word after speech marks
When do you use full stops?
To end statements
In some abbreviations
When do you use question marks?
At the end of questions
When do you use exclamation marks?
When you are expressing an emotion
To end commands or exclamations
When do you use commas?
To separate items in a list
To separate two sentences with a conjunction
To separate extra information
How and When do you use apostrophes?
If the owners name ends in S, add ‘s
It’s used to show ownership
If it is plural and ends in S, add only ‘
Used to shorten words
When is a colon used?
Before a list
Before extra information
When is a semi-colon used?
Indicates a longer pause
To list things
Give the abbreviation for: I am
I’m
Give the abbreviation for: He is
He’s
Give the abbreviation for: They are
They’re
Give the abbreviation for: Will not
Won’t
Give the abbreviation for: They have
They’ve
What is there’s?
There is
What is I’ll?
I will
