Capitalization and

Punctuation
UNIT 2. WRITERS REFERENCE
Capitalization Rules

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Capitalization Rules

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Capitalization Rules

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Capitalization:

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Punctuation Rules

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Punctuation: Periods and Capitalization
Choose the answer with correct capitalization and full stops.

1. a) Emily is a brave astronaut. she is also talented.

b) Emily is a brave astronaut . She is also talented .
c) Emily is a brave astronaut she is also talented
d) Emily is a brave astronaut. She is also talented.

2. a) we want to see the new superhero movie. it will be really good.

b) We want to see the new superhero movie. It will be really good .
c) We want to see the new superhero movie. It will be really good.
d) We want to see the new superhero movie It will be really good.

3. a) He asked why I had two clocks? I told him I want to be sure of the time
b) He asked why I had two clocks . I told him I want to be sure of the time .
c) He asked why I had two clocks. I told him I want to be sure of the time.
d) he asked why I had two clocks. i told him I want to be sure of the time.

4. a) Tom N. Rivers is a great athlete. He practices a lot.

b) tom n rivers is a great athlete. he practices a lot.
c) Tom N Rivers is a great athlete. He practices a lot.
d) Tom N. Rivers is a great athlete. he practices a lot.

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Punctuation: Periods and Capitalization
• Match the errors below with the sentences to describe the mistakes in them.

• a) There is no full stop at the end of the sentence.

b) The first letter of the first word in the sentence is not capitalized.
c) There is no period after a person's initials.
d) The first letter of a person's name is not capitalized.
e) The first letter of a noun that is not proper is capitalized.
f) There is a space before the full stop at the end of the sentence.
g) The first letter of an abbreviated title before someone's name is not capitalized.
h) The pronoun "I" is not capitalized.
i) The first letter of the proper name of a place is not capitalized.
j) There are extra spaces after the full stop.

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Punctuation: Periods and Capitalization
• Sentences:

1. the newspaper salesman is shouting about the top story.

2. The professor is writing down his observations .

3. I think mike has too much responsibility.

4. Jack thinks that is a very strange shape for a saxophone

5. Waldo and i have the same birthday.

6. Francine is excellent at baking. She made Lola's wedding cake.

7. Frank always drinks Coffee in the morning.

8. F J Batz is a famous baseball player.

9. Phil works hard in his garden. He has the most beautiful flowers in philadelphia.

10. I have several suggestions for mr. Kipling.

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 Commas:
Add commas as needed in the sentences below. If the sentence is _____ December 7 1941 will never be forgotten.
correct as it is, write C on the line. _____ The field was safe enough wasn't it?

_____ He left the scene of the accident and tried to forget that it had happened. _____ Write the editor of the Atlantic 8 Arlington Street Boston Massachusetts
02116.
_____ Oil which is lighter than water rises to the surface.
_____ He replied "I have no idea what you mean."
_____ Madame de Stael was an attractive gracious lady.
_____ After a good washing and grooming the pup looked like a new dog.
_____ Nice is a word with many meanings and some of them are contradictory.
_____ Because of their opposition to institutions that force creatures to live in
_____ The contractor testified that the house was completed and that the work
captivity some people refuse to go to the zoo.
had been done properly.
_____ Men who are bald are frequently the ones who are the most authoritative
_____ Some people refuse to go to the zoo because of pity for creatures that
on the subject of baldness.
must live in small cages.
_____ Vests which were once popular have been out of vogue for several years.
_____ Taxicabs that are dirty are illegal in some cities.
_____ As a celestial goddess she regulated the course of the heavenly bodies and
_____ The closet contained worn clothes old shoes and dirty hats.
controlled the alternating seasons.
_____ The uninvited guest wore a dark blue tweed suit.
_____ I hope that someday he will learn how to be polite.
_____ After surviving this ordeal the trapper felt relieved.

_____ Mark Twain's early novels I believe stand the test of time.
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 ARTICLES: DEFINITE AND
INDEFINITE
UNIT 3. WRITERS REFERENCE

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Articles: “A” or “The”
1. Complete the article with a, an, the, or no article.

He gave me _______ clock and _______ picture as a wedding present. _______ clock belonged to his grandmother. 2. I took
_______ suitcase and _______ backpack on holiday. _______ suitcase was much more useful. 3. John broke _______ vase
when he was in Marieís house. _______ vase was over 100 years old. 4. Julie read _______ book and _______ magazine. She
said _______ book was quite boring though. 5. I washed _______ white shirt and _______ red top together. Now _______
shirt is pink.

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Articles: (a or an)
Choose a/an or no article.

1. She gave us _______ bread and _______ orange juice. The orange juice was delicious.

2. I got _______ book and _______ magazine from the library.

3. We watched _______ films and _______ TV programmes all night. The films were better.

4. She offered us _______ piece of cake or _______ biscuits.

5. We had _______ broccoli and _______ cheese for dinner.

6. I dropped _______ glass and two bowls. They all broke.

7. We cooked _______ spaghetti and _______ bacon. John had bought the spaghetti in Rome.

8. She has _______ black umbrella and I have _______ blue one. The blue one is much bigger.

9. We had _______ piece of pie and _______ potatoes for lunch. The pie was very good indeed.

10. I took _______ bottle of wine and _______ box of chocolates to the party

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Articles “a/an” and “the”
Put in a/an or the

1. They stopped for _______ picnic. However, _______ lemonade was warm. 2. We had _______ lovely meal together. Julie
brought _______ dessert. 3. I bought _______ new dress, but I was annoyed to find that _______ zip was broken. 4. I sat
down on _______ chair but _______ leg suddenly broke. 5. We went to _______ party. _______ music was very loud.

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 Articles: Count and noncount
Put in a/an or the (this exercise only has singular countable nouns) Put in the or no article (this exercise only has uncountable and plural
nouns):
1. Could you pass me _______ book (there is only one).
Can you pass _______ salt? (I mean salt which is on the table where we
2. Could you pass me _______ book (any book is okay).
are sitting).
3. Iíd like _______ spoon (there are lots in the drawer).
2. Could you get _______ salt when you are at the supermarket? (any salt
4. Iíd like _______ spoon (there is only one on the table). is okay).
5. She took _______ chair from the dining room (there are lots of chairs in 3. Earlier today I bought _______ wine. (you donít know which wine).
the dining room).
4. Please put _______ wine in the fridge (thereís a bottle of wine on the
6. She took _______ chair from the dining room (thereís only one chair in table).
the dining room).
5. I bought _______ apples earlier (there is a bowl of apples on the table).
6. Can you get _______ apples for the pie? (any apples are okay).

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