SENTENCE PURPOSE Declarative makes a statement; ends in a period • – Interrogative asks a question; ends in a question mark • – Imperative gives a command; ends in a period • – Exclamatory expresses strong feelings; ends in an exclamation mark • – DGP: Thursday Notes (Punctuation and Capitalization) CAPITALIZATION Capitalize • Proper nouns o Proper adjectives o first word of a sentence o SEMICOLON Joins two clauses without a coordinating conjunction •
SENTENCE PURPOSE • Declarative – makes a statement; ends in a period • Interrogative – asks a question; ends in a question mark • Imperative – gives a command; ends in a period • Exclamatory – expresses strong feelings; ends in an exclamation mark DGP: Thursday Notes (Punctuation and Capitalization) CAPITALIZATION • Capitalize o Proper nouns o Proper adjectives o first word of a sentence SEMICOLON • Joins two clauses without a coordinating conjunction
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