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    ACADEMIC ENGLISH

    PUNCTUATION:
    BEGINNING AND
    ENDING TENSES
    English Coach
    Yazmin Abat Alarcón
    PUNCTUATION MARKS (IN GENERAL)

    Yazmin Abat | Academic English |


    PUNCTUATION 101

    Begin every sentence with a Capital letter.

    End every sentence with a period or question mark ( ? )


    (There are small caps and capital letters like these: a A, b B, c
    C, etc –ETC)

    Yazmin Abat | Academic English |


    EXAMPLE 1

    Eating at restaurants is more expensive than eating at home.


    Capital - Period

    Yazmin Abat | Academic English |


    EXAMPLE 2

    Are home – cooked meals really more nutritious?


    Capital – Just the final question mark

    Yazmin Abat | Academic English |


    EXAMPLE 3: CAPS

    Source: https://www.cfainstitute.org/-/media/documents/support/programs/investment-foundations/9-debt-securities.pdf

    Yazmin Abat | Academic English |


    EXAMPLE 4: QUESTION MARKS

    Source: https://www.cfainstitute.org/-/media/documents/support/programs/investment-foundations/9-debt-securities.pdf

    Yazmin Abat | Academic English |


    THANK YOU!

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