Conventions of writing

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• A convention is a general consensus about the
way something should be done.

• Spelling
• Punctuation
• Grammar
Punctuation

• Punctuation is an essential element of the

English language. It adds clarity, precision, and
meaning to our written words.
• Knowing how and when to use question marks,
quotation marks, periods, commas, semicolons,
and exclamation points ensures proper grammar
usage.
• It also helps you write coherent sentences
and communicate thoughts and ideas more
effectively and efficiently.
Capitalization

• Indicate when a sentence begins

• Show important words in a title
• Designate proper names and official titles
What is a comma?

• While a period ends a sentence, a comma

indicates a smaller break. Some writers think of
a comma as a soft pause—a punctuation mark
that separates words, clauses, or ideas within a
sentence.
• 1 Separating items in a list of three or more

• I read novels , poetry, drama and short story.

• You must have informed friends , relatives and
your closer.
• Connecting two independent clauses with a
coordinating conjunction
• Setting apart question tags
• I can go, can’t I?
• Use a comma to separate two adjectives when
the word and can be inserted between them
• He is a strong, healthy man.
• Use commas before or surrounding the name or
title of a person directly addressed
• Will you, Aisha, do that assignment for me? 
Yes, Doctor, I will.
• comma to separate the day of the month from
the year and after the year.
• She talked to her husband on December 5, 2003,
in VILLAGE, PAKISTAN
• hey talked in December 2003, in DADU.
• Use commas to set off expressions that interrupt
the flow of the sentence.
• I am, as you have probably noticed, very nervous
about this.
• 7. When starting a sentence with a weak
clause, use a comma after
• if you are not sure about this, let me know now.
• Use a comma to separate two strong clauses
joined by a conjunction—and, or, but, for, nor.
You can omit the comma if the clauses are both
short
• I have painted the entire house, but he is still
working on sanding the doors.
• 10. Use commas to introduce direct quotations
shorter than three lines.
• He actually said, ‘‘I do not care.
• Use a comma to separate contrasting parts of a
sentence.
• That is my money, not yours