A woman without

her man is nothing

Punctuation
a. Comma (,)
• Used to separate three or more items
Example:
I love mangoes, grapes, bananas and apple.
• Used to separate adjectives that modify the same noun
Example:
The tall, slim figure came nearer and nearer.
• Used to separate city and State/ municipality and province
Example:
Virac, Catanduanes
Comma Cont…
• Used between the day and the year in a date
Example:
January 10, 2019
• Used after the salutation in a friendly letter
Example:
Dear Janine,
• Used after complimentary close
Example:
Very truly yours,
Used to set off the name of the person you are speaking to
Example:
Gino, can you get me a glass of water please.
 Comma Cont…
• Used before a conjunction that joins the independent clauses in a
compound sentence
Example:
I tried to call you yesterday, but you were already out of the office.
• Used after the dependent clause at the beginning of a complex
sentence
Example:
Because it rained hard, the streets were flooded.
• Used to set an appositive
Example:
My teacher, Mr. Aňonuevo, is the best Filipino teacher.
Comma Cont…
• Used when the end of a direct quotation that is a
statement when it comes at the beginning of a
sentence.
Example:
She asked, “Are you okay?”
• Used with words that interrupt a sentence’s basic idea.
Example:
She, of course, said yes to the proposal offered to her
by her boss.
b. Period (.)
• Used at the end of declarative and imperative sentence
Example:
Give me that bag.
• Used after most initials and abbreviations
Example:
Ph. D.
• Used as a decimal point.
Example:
89.5
c. Dash (—)
• Used after an introductory list
Example:
Bread, flour, milk and egg— these are what I need
to bake cake.
• Used to separate elements in sentence
Example:
The front door—and no other doors — may be
used by fetchers.
d. Ellipsis (…)
• Used to replace words that have been left out
Example:
It was raining hard that afternoon when… and her
knight in shining armor came to her rescue and….
e. Apostrophe (‘)
• Used to show ownership and possession.
Example:
Maria’s pen was lost.
• Used to take the place of missing letters in contractions.
Example:
He’s planning to go abroad.
• Used to form plural of letters and numerals.
Example:
Griffin got 10’s in score board of judges in slum dunk
competition.
f. Colon (:)
• Used after greeting in a business letter.
Example:
Dear Sir:
• Used to introduce a list
Example:
Here are the things we need for camping: water,
flashlight, first aid kit, and snacks.
Colon cont…
• Used between numbers in time
Example:
The time is 1:00 in the afternoon.
• Used to introduce an important quotation in a report,
essay or news in story
Example:
When interviewed, the manager stated: “ Our
company’s goal is to satisfy the customers’ needs.”
g. Hypen (-)
• Used in two-part numbers between twenty-one to
ninety-nine.
Example:
There were thirty-three students in English Club.
• Used in spelled out fractions.
Example:
One-fourth of the sales goes to charity.
h. Semi-colon (;)
• Used to replace period if the writer narrow the gap between
two closely linked sentences
Example:
Call me tomorrow; your answer might be ready by then.
• Use a semi-colon before words like namely, however,
therefore , that is, i.e., for example, e.g., for instance, etc.
Example:
Bring any two items; however sleeping bags and tents
are in short supply.
i. Quotation Marks(“)

• Used to set off a direct quotation

Example:
“ I Hope you can drop by our display
room,” said the manager.
CAPITALIZATION
a. Capitalize first word in the sentence.

Example:
There are 50 participants in the seminar.

b. Capitalize pronoun “I”.

Example:
Charlene and I are leaving for Canada in December.
c. Capitalize proper nouns or the specific names of
persons, places, events, things and organizations.
Example:
For me, the most tragic event is the Childrens’ Crusade.
d. Capitalize the names of God, deity,
religious figures and holy books.
Example:
I keep on reading Bible.
e. Capitalize titles preceding names, but not
titles that follows the names.
Example:
Dr. Joseph Lee is the best doctor in town.
f. Capitalize directions that are names, like North, South, East, West
when used as sections of country, but not as a compass directions.

Example:
We are going to the South.
g. Capitalize the days of the week, months of the year,
holidays but not season like winter, spring, summer and fall.

Example:
Last summer, in the month of May, we go to Baguio.
h. Capitalize the first word in the sentence
that is in direct quote.
Example:
My father said, “ Be humble at all times.”
g. Capitalize acronyms and initialisms.

Example:
I’ll go to CSU.
h. Capitalize trademarks.
Example:
I prefer Vivo than Oppo.
k. Capitalize first word of greeting and
closing of the letter.

Example:
Dear Sir, Respectfully yours,
Writing Numbers
a. When a number begins a sentence, spell it
out.
Example:
Fifty boxes of mangoes were bought by Carlito.

b. Spell out numbers less than 10.

Example:
I have six students.
c. Use figures for 10 and above.
Example:
Julian bought 12 roses.
d. Use figures and cardinal for dates.

Example:
The meeting has been rescheduled for June 23.
e. When numbers apply to the same thing,
render them in the same way.
Example:
The customer order 6 boxes of milk, 12 boxes of sardines
and 8 kilos of flour.
f. Use figures when numbers need to stand
out, even if it less than 10.
Example:
I have been working as teacher for 4 years now.
g. Spell out fractions when used to begin a
sentence.
Example:
One-fourth of the cake was eaten.
h. Centuries and decades should be spelled
out.
Example:
The couple love to listen to the music of seventies.
i. Use the percentage symbol (%) for
discounts and interest.

Example:
The item was sold at a 15% discount.