Just always remember that capitalization is only applied to the beginning of the sentence and proper nouns. A proper noun is a name given to something to make it more specific. (Example: Johnathan, Ollie, New York, Monday).
Punctuation depends on what type of sentence you're writing, and what's included in the sentence.
The period (.) is placed at the end of declarative sentences, statements thought to be complete, and after many abbreviations.
Use a question mark (?) to indicate a direct question when placed at the end of a sentence.
The exclamation point (!) is used when a person wants to express a sudden outcry or add emphasis.
The comma (,) is used to show a separation of ideas or elements within the structure of a sentence. Additionally, it is used in numbers, dates, and letter writing after the salutation and closing.
The semicolon (;) is used to connect independent clauses. It shows a closer relationship between the clauses than a period would show.
A colon (:) has three main uses. The first is after a word introducing a quotation, an explanation, an example, or a series.
A dash is used to separate words into statements. There are two common types of dashes: en dash and em dash.
A hyphen (-) is used to join two or more words together into a compound term and is not separated by spaces. For example, part-time, back-to-back, well-known.
Brackets are the squared-off notations ([ ]) used for technical explanations or to clarify meaning. If you remove the information in the brackets, the sentence will still make sense.
Braces ({ }) are used to contain two or more lines of text or listed items to show that they are considered as a unit. They are not commonplace in most writing but can be seen in computer programming to show what should be contained within the same lines. They can also be used in mathematical expressions. For example, 2{1+[23-3]}=x.
Parentheses ( ( ) ) are curved notations used to contain further thoughts or qualifying remarks. However, parentheses can be replaced by commas without changing the meaning in most cases.
An apostrophe (') is used to indicate the omission of a letter or letters from a word, the possessive case, or the plurals of lowercase letters.
Quotations marks (" ") are a pair of punctuation marks used primarily to mark the beginning and end of a passage attributed to another and repeated word for word. They are also used to indicate meanings and to indicate the unusual or dubious status of a word.
The ellipsis is most commonly represented by three periods (. . . ) although it is occasionally demonstrated with three asterisks (***). The ellipsis is used in writing or printing to indicate an omission, especially of letters or words.
Explanation:
This is just a detailed list of things that could potentially help you out because there was no prompt displayed for me to correct for you (if that's what you meant in your question). Let me know if you want examples of any punctuation you want in action in a sentence.
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