Quick Writing Tips 1: Beginning Level (capitalization and punctuation)

Rule 1: Use a capital letter to begin each sentence.

A = capital letter
a = lower case letter
✅ They are students.
❌ they are students.

Rule 2: Always make the pronoun “I” a capital letter.

✅ They are students, and I am a student.
❌ They are students, and i am a student.

Rule 3: Capitalize proper nouns (names, titles, days, months, cities, states, countries, languages).

✅ Tina is from Los Angeles. She speaks Arabic. She doesn’t work on Fridays.
❌ tina is from los angeles. She speaks arabic. She doesn’t work on fridays.

Rule 4: Use lower case letters for common nouns and other words.

A = capital letter
a = lower case letter
✅ The students do their homework every day.
❌ The Students do their Homework every Day.

Rule 5: Use a period at the end of each sentence.

. = period
✅ They are students.
❌ They are students
❌ They are students,

Rule 6: Use a comma to separate three or more items in a sentence.

, = comma
✅ I study on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
❌ I study on Monday Tuesday and Thursday.
❌ I study on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

Rule 7: Use a comma to separate a city and state.

, = comma
✅ Tina is from Los Angeles, California.
❌ Tina is from Los Angeles California.