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 NUMBERS
• The numbers 1-9 are written in
words while the numbers 10
and above are written in figures
Example:
nine students
13 children
 NUMBERS (Exceptions)
• Dates and Address – always
in figures
• Beginning of sentence –
always in words
• Thirteen pupils are absent.
• Events – 1st to 9th is allowed
 spelling
• Look for misspelled words.
• Here in the Philippines, American
English is used, not British English
• If a word has more than one
accepted spelling, the shortest one
is preferred.
 capitalization
• The first letter of the sentence is
always capitalized.
• Proper nouns (Pantangi) are
capitalized, Common nouns
(Pambalana) are not.
 capitalization
• Small letters are usually used for title
or position
Example: Mrs. Cecilia Burayag, the
principal of BCIS, delivered the opening
remarks.
Capitalized titles:
Governor Oyie Umali
 abbreviations
• Spell out Dep’t., gov’t and
other abbreviations
• The abbreviations Jr. and Sr.
are allowed in names
 abbreviations
• A title or position of a person may be
abbreviated if it appears before the
name but not if simply used in the
sentence.
Example: Sen. Recto filed another taxation
bill yesterday.
The senator filed another taxation bill
yesterday.
 acronyms
• Acronyms are usually written in
capital letters.
• Check if the letters of the
acronym are in the correct order.
Correct: DPWH
Wrong: DWPH
 acronyms
• When an acronym appears for the
first time in a news story, it is
written after its meaning and it is
enclosed in parentheses.
Example: University of the
Philippines (UP)
 grammar
• Check for errors in:
a.Tenses of the verb
b.Subject-verb agreement
c.Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
d.Articles (a, an, the)
 grammar
• Remember: he said and not said he;
Aquino said and not said Aquino
Correct: three-day training
Wrong: three-days training
Correct: Trained for three days Wrong:
trained for three-day
 punctuation
• PERIOD (.)
• It is used at the end of declarative sentences.
• It is used in abbreviations.
• Acronyms of schools, organizations and
offices do not need periods.
Example: DOH, DSWD
 punctuation
• COMMA (,)
• To separate the month and day from the
year. Ex. October 10, 2019
• To separate the street, barangay, town and
province in an address
Ex. Sto. Cristo Sur, Gapan City, Nueva Ecija,
Philippines
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