Period
. |
2 |
at the end of a sentence |
| 3 |
after an initial |
| 4 |
as a decimal |
| 5 |
after abbreviations |
| 6 |
after final abbreviations |
Ellipse
... |
8 |
tp show omitted words |
| 9 |
ommitted words at the end of a sentence |
| 10 |
pause in dialogue |
Comma
, |
12 |
items in a series |
| 13 |
in dates and addresses |
| 14 |
to keep numbers clear |
| 15 |
to set off interuptions |
| 16 |
between two indepentent clauses |
| 17 |
to set off dialogue |
| 18 |
in direct address |
| 19 |
in letter writing |
| 20 |
to seperate adjectives |
| 21 |
to set off interjections |
| 22 |
to set off appositives |
| 23 |
to set off long phrases and clauses |
WETB
pg 115 |
Sentence Problems |
| RO |
Run-On Sentence |
| SF |
Sentence Fragment |
| RAM |
Rambling Sentence |
| TC |
Tense Change |
Spell
Rule
WETB
pg 309
pg 402 |
SP 1 |
word ending in y becomes plural: drop y add ies |
| SP 2 |
short vowel words double consonant add ing or ed |
| SP 3 |
I before e except after c; or when a long a sound |
| SP 4 |
Silent E - drop the e before adding an ending that begins with a vowel like ing or ed |
| RW |
Right Word |
| Pronoun |
subject: |
I, you, he/she/it, we, you, they |
| object: |
me, him, her, it, us, you, them |
| possessive: |
my, your, her, his, its, our, your, their |
Semicolon
; |
25 |
between independent clauses |
| 26 |
in seperate phrases |
Colon
: |
28 |
to introduce a list |
| 29 |
after a salutation |
| 30 |
between numbers in time |
| 31 |
as a formal introduction |
hyphen
- |
33 |
to divide a word |
| 34 |
in compound words |
| 35 |
in fractions |
| 36 |
to form an adjective |
| 37 |
to create new words |
| 38 |
to join letters and word |
dash
- |
39 |
in a sentence break |
| 40 |
in interrupted speech |
apostrophy
' |
42 |
to form plurals |
| 43 |
in contractions |
| 44 |
in place of numbers or letters |
| 45 |
in singular possessives |
| 46 |
in plural possessives |
| 47 |
in shared possessives |
| plurals |
78 |
nouns inding in sh, ch, x, s and z add es |
| 79 |
nouns ending in o add s |
| 80 |
nouns ending in ful add s |
| 81 |
nouns ending in f or fe add s if the f is heard. Change to v and add es |
| 82 |
nouns ending in y change the y to i and add es |
| 83 |
compound nouns add either s or es |
| 84 |
irregular nouns some take on an irregular spelling : mouse-->mice |
| 85 |
plural of symbols, letters, number, words (x's 1's ?'s) |
Quotes
" " |
49 |
direct quotations |
| 50 |
placement of punctuation |
| 51 |
special words |
| 52 |
punctuate titles |
| ? |
54 |
direct question |
| 55 |
to show doubt |
| ! |
56 |
to express strong feelings |
paranthesis
( ) |
61 |
to add information |
| 62 |
to make an idea clearer |
| italics |
58 |
for titles |
| 59 |
for specific words |
| CAPS |
63 |
Proper Nouns and adjectives |
| 64 |
names of people |
| 65 |
words used as names |
| 68 |
historical events |
| 69 |
abbreviations |
| 70 |
organizations |
| 72 |
titles used with names |
| 73 |
first words |
| 74 |
days and months (not seasons) |
| 75 |
names of religions, nationalities and languages |
| 67 |
geographical names, plaets, landforms, continents, countries, states, cities, provinces, counties, bodies of water, public areas, roads, highways, buildings |
| abbrev. |
89 |
Common abbreviations |
| 90 |
Acronyms do not end with a period and are pronounced as a word: MADD, RADAR |
| 91 |
Initialisms are not pronounced as a word and do not end in a period: TV, CD, NAWCWD |
| numbers |
77a |
Numbers 1-9 are written as words |
| 77b |
Very large numbers can sometines be written as combinations (millions billions) |
| 77c |
use words not numbers to begin a sentence |
| 77d |
numerals only for money, decimal, percentage, chapter, page, address, date, time, statistic and how many points Vinny Proposal gets. |
