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Punctuation Marks Uses: Commas

The document describes the various punctuation marks - including commas, semicolons, colons, apostrophes, dashes, ellipses, exclamation points, hyphens, parentheses, periods, question marks, and quotation marks - and provides examples of their common uses in writing sentences. It also covers capitalization rules for proper nouns like names and places, days of the week, months, course titles, and historical periods. Proper capitalization is important to signify uniqueness and start new sentences while excessive capitalization should be avoided.

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Punctuation Marks Uses: Commas

The document describes the various punctuation marks - including commas, semicolons, colons, apostrophes, dashes, ellipses, exclamation points, hyphens, parentheses, periods, question marks, and quotation marks - and provides examples of their common uses in writing sentences. It also covers capitalization rules for proper nouns like names and places, days of the week, months, course titles, and historical periods. Proper capitalization is important to signify uniqueness and start new sentences while excessive capitalization should be avoided.

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Punctuation Marks Uses

Commas , a. Use a comma to separate items in a series. If all


items in the series are followed by and or or, use a
comma

Example: Squirrel, rabbit, and venison are the three


kinds of meat originally in a burgoo.

b. Use a comma to separate two complete sentences


joined by a conjunction (and, but, or, nor, or for,
and sometimes yet and so).

Example: We ran out of gas, so I went to the


nearest gas refilling station.

c. Use commas to set off dates and addresses

Examples: January 08, 2021/ Davao City,


Philippines
Semicolons ; a. Use a semicolon to separate two sentences when
there is no coordinating conjunction such as and,
but, or, nor, or for.

Example: Class was canceled today; Mr. Diaz was


homesick.

b. If the two sentences are joined by a conjunctive


adverb, such as however, consequently, therefore,
or moreover, use a semicolon before the
conjunctive adverb and a comma after it.

Example: Leaves fell from the trees in multiple


colors; consequenty, we have a big job ahead for us
raking them into compost piles.

c. Use a semicolon to separate two sentences joined


with coordinating conjunction when commas are
contained within either of the sentences.

Example: Leaves fell from the trees in red, gold,


yellow, and brown; and it looked like snow with a
rainbow.

d. Use a semicolon to separate items in a series if


there are commas within the items

Example: Ms. Dapar, my friend; Mr. Diaz, my


neighbor; and Ms. Lastimosa, my MAPEH teacher
all pledged to support the program.
Colon : a. Use colon for conventional items: giving the
time, separating chapter from a verse in Bible
references, separating volume from a page in
bibliography references, and writing a salutation in
a business letter.

Examples: 5:30 a.m./ Luke 4:17-28/ Dear Madam:

b. Use a colon to introduce a formal list. Words


such as the following or as follows frequently
signal a formal list.

Example: The attendant made the following checks


on my car: oil level, transmission fluid level,
battery, tire pressure, and windshield washer fluid.
Apostrophe’ An apostrophe is used as a substitute for a missing
letter or letters in a word (as in the contraction
cannot = can't), to show the possessive case (Jane's
room), and in the plural of letters, some numbers
and abbreviations.
Note: groups of years no longer require an
apostrophe (for example, the 1950s or the 90s).
Dash — A dash is used to separate parts of a sentence.

Example: The dash is also known as an "em dash"


because it is the length of a printed letter m — it is
longer than a hyphen
Ellipsis ... An ellipsis (three dots) indicates that part of the
text has been intentionally been left out.

Example: 0, 2, 4, ... , 100


Exclamation point ! An exclamation point is used to show excitement or
emphasis.

Example: It is cold!
Hyphen - A hyphen is used between parts of a compound
word or name. It is also used to split a word by
syllables to fit on a line of text.

Example: The sixteen-year-old girl is a full-time


student.
Parentheses () Parentheses are curved lines used to separate
explanations or qualifying statements within a
sentence (each one of the curved lines is called a
parenthesis). The part in the parentheses is called a
parenthetical remark.

Example: This sentence (like others on this page)


contains a parenthetical remark.
Period . A period is used to note the end of a declarative
sentence.

Example: I am busy.
Question mark ? A question mark is used at the end of a question.

Example: Where are you?


Quotation mark “ Quotation marks are used at the beginning and end
of a phrase to show that it is being written exactly
as it was originally said or written.

Example: She said, "Let's eat."

Capitalization

Capitalization, like punctuation, helps express details. Any sentence’s first word is capitalized, signaling
that a new sentence has started. To signify uniqueness, proper nouns are capitalized. However, using
capitalization merely to make a word appear or sound significant is not right.

Below are few examples of words that require capitalization:

Proper nouns Examples : Arthur, Davao City


Proper adjectives Examples : Chinese, Filipino
Days of the week Examples : Sunday, Monday
Months of the year Examples: January, February
Specific Course Titles Example : Theater 101
Kinship names used in place of personal name Examples: Grandpa, Mom, Aunt Selly, Uncle Ben
and are followed by personal names
Historical periods, events, documents Examples: Great Depression, the Renaissance, the
Constitution

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