English Language Structure
Punctuation and Capitalization Rules
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<h2>Punctuation and Capitalization Rules</h2>
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<li><strong>Period (.):</strong> Used to mark the end of a declarative sentence.</li>
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<li>Example: She enjoys reading books.</li>
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<li><strong>Question Mark (?):</strong> Used at the end of an interrogative sentence.</li>
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<li>Example: What is your favorite color?</li>
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<li><strong>Exclamation Point (!):</strong> Used to express strong feelings or a high volume (shouting).</li>
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<li>Example: That was amazing!</li>
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<li><strong>Comma (,):</strong> Used to separate items in a list, after introductory words or phrases, and to join independent clauses.</li>
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<li>Example: I bought apples, oranges, and bananas.</li>
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<li><strong>Semicolon (;):</strong> Used to connect two independent clauses without using a conjunction.</li>
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<li>Example: I have a test tomorrow; I need to study tonight.</li>
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<li><strong>Colon (:):</strong> Used to introduce a list or to separate two independent clauses where the second explains or illustrates the first.</li>
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<li>Example: Here are the ingredients you will need: flour, sugar, eggs, and butter.</li>
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<li><strong>Apostrophe (’):</strong> Used to show possession or to form contractions.</li>
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<li>Example: It’s John’s book. (contraction: it is)</li>
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<li><strong>Quotation Marks (" "):</strong> Used to indicate direct speech or quoted material.</li>
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<li>Example: She said, "I love learning English."</li>
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<li><strong>Capitalization:</strong></li>
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<li><strong>Proper Nouns:</strong> Names of specific people, places, or things.</li>
<li>Example: Beijing, Tom, United States</li>
<li><strong>First Word in a Sentence:</strong> The first word in every sentence should be capitalized.</li>
<li>Example: This is a sentence.</li>
<li><strong>Titles:</strong> The first letter of each major word in titles should be capitalized.</li>
<li>Example: The Great Gatsby</li>
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