1. Capitalization and Punctuation

2. Capital Letters We enjoyed reading the book.
All sentences begin with capital letters.
We enjoyed reading the book.
Those girls finished cleaning the counter.

3. Capital Letters Mrs. Clark asked if Amy would help.
Proper nouns (names of people and places) begin with capital letters.
Mrs. Clark asked if Amy would help.
Uncle Rob took us to Texas.

4. Examples of Proper Nouns:

5. People’s titles Professor Leonard President Obama Doctor Smith
General Grant
However! These titles can be used as non-proper nouns when not attached to a person’s name. For example:
Dan Leonard is a professor.
Abraham Lincoln was a great president.

6. Exact places Seoul the Eiffel Tower the Pacific Ocean
Gyeonggi Province
Earth

7. Brand Names
Frappuccino
Oreo
Coca-Cola
Let’s Be Mild

8. Company and Organization Names
Samsung
Microsoft
Kyonggi University
Kyonggi Student Union

9. Religions
Christianity / Christian
Buddhism / Buddhist
Islam / Muslim

10. Languages and Nationalities
Korean
English
American
Spanish
Mexican

11. Days, Months and Events Monday Halloween Christmas Day January
the Korean War

12. Class Titles College English 2 Introduction to Biology
Political Science 101
WARNING! While class titles are capitalized, the names of subjects are not unless it’s a language.
Ex. I’m learning a lot about biology in Introduction to Biology.

13. Capital Letters I don’t need your help.
The pronoun I is always capitalized.
I don’t need your help.
My aunt and I picked up the papers.

14. Capital Letters
A capital letter begins the first, last, and any important word in the title of a work of art/literature
Read the last chapter of The Lord of the Rings
She saw Snow White when she was five years old.

15. Abbreviations
In abbreviations of more than one word, every letter is capitalized.
For example:
Republic of Korea  R.O.K. / ROK
Seoul National University  S.N.U. / SNU
as soon as possible  A.S.A.P. / ASAP

16. Punctuation: Period
A complete sentence that makes a statement ends with a period.
It’s your birthday. You blow out the candle.

17. Punctuation: Period Most abbreviations end with a period.
Dr. Howard lives on Oak Rd. near St. Mary’s Hospital.

18. Punctuation: Question Mark
A question ends with a question mark.
When will you be finished?

19. Punctuation: Exclamation Mark
A statement expression strong feeling or excitement ends with an exclamation mark.
What a beautiful day!

20. Punctuation: Comma I ate pizza, a burger, and ice cream.
A comma separates things in a series.
I ate pizza, a burger, and ice cream.
Note: In American English the last comma is usually left out.
Ex. I ate a pizza, a burger and ice cream.