With documents written for
C2.3 you should check that :
Spelling is accurate including familiar
technical language.
Sentences are formed correctly with
consistent use of tense.
Punctuation is accurate (Capital letters, full
stops, question marks, commas,
apostrophes and inverted commas).
Sentences
• We need our sentences to make sense!
•All sentences should
begin with a capital letter.
•They should all end with
a full stop (.), a question
mark (?) or an
exclamation (!).
Names e.g.
Monica
Months
e.g. October
Products and
brands e.g.
Heinz, Mars
Events e.g.
World Cup Final
Places
e.g. Italy
Days e.g.
Wednesday
WHEN DO
WE USE
CAPITAL
LETTERS?
Festivals e.g.
Boxing Day
The letter I
when we
talk about
about
ourselves
e.g. I love
Key Skills
Titles e.g.
Mr, Mrs, Dr
Commas
• Comma are used to break up lists, or
create a pause in a sentence.
•With a list you don’t need
a comma if you use and
e.g. “ I went running,
swimming, cycling,
skipping and skiing.”
The apostrophe
Two situations where we use apostrophes :
• Shortening words
• Showing ownership
1.Shortening words
We often cut / shorten
words e.g. should not
becomes shouldn’t.
The apostrophe goes where you have cut letters.
2. Showing ownership
The apostrophe is also used to show that a
person or thing belongs to another person or
thing.
Ian’s short talk was excellent.
All the babies’ toys were new.
The baby’s hat
was red.
James’s (James’)
assignment was ok!
Inverted commas
When do we use
inverted
commas?
1.When we quote e.g. The teacher
said “You’re late!”
2.Titles of books or films
e.g. I saw “Attack of the Robot 3.”
We use a question
mark after a direct
question is asked.
You don’t need to add a full stop as it’s
already there!
e.g. I wondered if she cared or not.
What do you think?
EXCLAMATION MARK
An exclamation mark tells you
that the words are spoken
with emotion or surprise.
e.g. “Don’t touch that, it’s hot!”
If you write what people are
saying, put the punctuation mark
before the last inverted comma
e.g. “Leave it!” he said.
Use the colon to
introduce a list.
Example –
For a coaching session I
needed some equipment :
cones, a whistle, bibs and
balls.
Used in compound words.
e.g. Dai is my brother-in-law.
Read the handout
adding punctuation
where necessary.