PUNCTUATION Quotation Marks Dialogue is conversation between two

PUNCTUATION

Quotation Marks ◦ Dialogue is conversation between two or more people ◦ Use Quotation Marks “ “ around the dialogue ◦ Use a comma to separate a phrase from the quotation such as she said, ◦ Examples: “I want to try that new video game, ” he said. She responded, “Just let me finish this level!”

Abbreviations ◦ An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word. ◦ Most abbreviations start with a capital letter and end with a period ◦ Postal abbreviations for states use all capital letters and no period Example: Doctor- Dr. Pennsylvania- PA Mister- Mr. United States- US Road- Rd. Street- St.

Acronyms and Titles ◦ Acronyms are abbreviations that contain all capital letters and no periods Examples: NASA, TV ◦ Titles ◦ Underline titles from books and magazines ◦ Put quotation marks around titles of articles, chapters, songs ◦ Capitalize important words in titles! Examples: Charlotte's Web Dua Lipa sings the song “Don’t Start Now”

Capitalization in Letters and E-Mails ◦ Capitalize the first word, all important words, and all proper nouns in a greeting ◦ Capitalize only the first word in a closing ◦ Capitalize abbreviations appropriately Examples: Dear Grandma, To Whom It May Concern, Love always,

Commas and Colons ◦ Use commas in the greeting and closing of a friendly letter. ◦ Use commas in addresses, dates, and separating items in a list. ◦ Use a colon : after a greeting in a business letter or to separate hours from minutes, and seconds when writing a time. ◦ A colon can also be used when you are introducing a list. ◦ Examples: I live at 900 N. Church Street, Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Today’s date is May 5, 2020. I bought popcorn, candy, and soda at the movies. I have class at 9: 30 tomorrow morning.