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Run-On Sentence: Presented By: Pheobie Sheela V. Cuartocruz

This document discusses punctuation marks and capitalization rules. It defines a run-on sentence as having two or more independent clauses joined without proper conjunctions or punctuation. It then provides examples of correct and incorrect run-on sentences. The rest of the document describes 12 common punctuation marks (period, question mark, exclamation mark, comma, apostrophe, semicolon, colon, quotation marks, hyphen, brackets, dashes, ellipses dots) and their uses. It also outlines rules for capitalization, such as capitalizing the first word of a sentence, names, titles, places, months, days of the week, and important words in titles.

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Run-On Sentence: Presented By: Pheobie Sheela V. Cuartocruz

This document discusses punctuation marks and capitalization rules. It defines a run-on sentence as having two or more independent clauses joined without proper conjunctions or punctuation. It then provides examples of correct and incorrect run-on sentences. The rest of the document describes 12 common punctuation marks (period, question mark, exclamation mark, comma, apostrophe, semicolon, colon, quotation marks, hyphen, brackets, dashes, ellipses dots) and their uses. It also outlines rules for capitalization, such as capitalizing the first word of a sentence, names, titles, places, months, days of the week, and important words in titles.

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Run-on Sentence

Presented By:
PHEOBIE SHEELA V. CUARTOCRUZ
A run-on sentence is a
sentence where two or
more independent clauses
are joined without proper
conjunctions or
punctuations.
 Wrong: My duty was very tiring I
extended until 4 am.

 Correct: My duty was very tiring. I


extended until 4 am.
WRITING
IN THE DISCIPLINE
PUNCTUATION MARKS
and CAPITALIZATION

Presented By:
PHEOBIE SHEELA V. CUARTOCRUZ
PUNCTUATION
- system used in
writing to divide text
up into a series of
units.
TWO MAIN FUNCTIONS:
1. Separates units of
grammar.
2. Indicates a particular
grammatical feature.
12 PUNCTUATION MARKS

PERIOD
QUESTION MARKS
EXCLAMATION MARKS
COMMA
APOSTROPHE
SEMI COLON
COLON
QUOTATION MARKS
HYPEN
BRACKETS
DASHES
ELLIPSIS DOTS
 PERIOD

- MARK THE END OF THE SENTENCE

Sit down.

- FULL STOPS, USE IN DIN


ABBREVIATIONS

Jan.
 QUESTION MARKS

- Used at the end of the sentence


to show that the sentence is a
question.

Where are you going?


 THE EXCLAMATION MARK

- Show that the sentence is a forceful


utterance.

*For the name of places: Manila!


USED AFTER:
1. Interjections- Oh!
2. Using how or what- How brilliant he
is!
3. Expressing urgency- Run, -now!
 THE COMMA

- Equivalent to a short pause in a


speech.
- used to separate different sections of
the sentence.
THE COMMA is USED for:

1. separate items- apple, banana, orange


2. direct address- Miss Vanessa, may I be
excused?
3. to separate YES, NO and EXCLAMATIONS-
Yes, I can!
4. for phrases in apposition- Mr. Lopez, my
teacher, has a red car.
5. between the names of places- City Hall,
Manila
 THE APOSTROPHE

- Show that a letter/ s have been


left out- for CONTRACTIONS
- I am I’m
do not don’t
- To show possession
- the girl’s pen
Apostrophe is always placed after the
person/s , things doing the owning:
In singular- Hilda’s chair
In plural- The teachers’

NOTE: If a singular word already ends in s,


apostrophe can be omitted.

Kris’ letters
SEMI COLON (;)

-Separate sentences which are


grammatically independent but closely linked

Ex. He went to the library; it was closed.

NOTE: (;) is used in place of COORDINATOR


(BUT)

- The weather was unsettled; grey clouds


scuttled across the sky
THE COLON (:)
- Separate two parts of a sentence.

It is used before:
*An explanation- We abandoned the trip to
US: the dates didn’t work out.

NOTE: It is used in place of a subordinator


(BECAUSE)

*List examples- This is a dull book:


characters are unconvincing; dialogue heavy;
plot thin.
THE COLON (:)
*Used for quotations-
As V said: “Never give up!”

*For a subtitle
(separate a main heading from a
subheading)
- Punctuation: the colon.
QUOTATION MARKS

- aka INVERTED COMMAS and ALWAYS come


in pairs.
*Mark direct speech: ‘I am very tired,’ he
said.

*Titles of poems: ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’

*Special sense of foreign expressions in


general use:
Mark this essay using the ‘best fit’ principle
THE HYPEN
- Main function is to link two words to form
compound words.

*link words to form compound adjective:


man-made
*link two words to form a compound noun:
machine-gun
*to separate two vowels in a compound
word:
middle-aged
THE HYPEN

*for number compounds:


fifty-three and three-quarters

*for compounds which first element is a


single capital:
U-turn

*after a few prefixes:


ex-wife
BRACKETS
- Used to enclose content that the writer
does not want to interrupt the flow of the
sentence.
- ALWAYS IN PAIRS

The vegetables in the garden (cabbages,


courgettes and spring onions) grew very well
this year.
DASHES- Can be used:
a. in pairs like brackets: After the
performance- the last of the season- the
violinist retired.
b. to link a series of disconnected phrases:
The room was a terrible mess: chairs
overturned- newspapers everywhere
c. In dialogue to represent a pause, break or
hesitation:
‘I-I’m not sure’
d. indicate fixed dates:
Professor of English (2012-2015)
ELLIPSIS DOTS
- Device in which words are left out of a
sentence for a particular effect (hesitation or
suspense)
- usually marked by three dots
- can be at the beginning, middle or end of a
sentence
Ex. …yes as I supposed
It was … Nerry
The murder weapon should be there, unless
…
ELLIPSIS DOTS

NOTE: It is often used in POETRY to create


compact effect
CAPITALIZATION
RULES
*At the beginning of the first word in
the sentence
*for the letter I
*for the names of people and pets
*for titles of people
*for the names of places
*for nationalities and languages
*for days of the week and months of
the year
NOTE:
Seasons and points of the compass do
not have capital letters

- for the important words in titles of


books, plays, films
- for names of holidays
-for special places, events, groups
- for initials
for documents

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