I) Capital letter:
1- The first letter in the sentence. اول حرف فى الجملة
2- Names of people اسماء الناس
3- Names of countries, cities, streets, hospitals, schools:
Egypt Alex. street Mustafa Kamel Street
4- Days of the week and months. الايام والشهور
5- Languages and nationalities. اللغات والجنسيات
6- The pronoun "I". انا
II) Full stop:
1- The end of sentences. فى نهاية الجمل الخبرية
2- Abbreviations: Mr. Mrs. Dr. U.S.A. A.R.E. U.A.E.
III) Question Mark: (?)
• The end of questions. فى نهاية السؤال
IV) Apostrophe: (')
'm 's 're 've 'll 'd n't
V) Comma:(,)
Yes, ……………,please.
No, …………….,Ahmed.
I bought a pen, a pencil, a ruler, a rubber and a bag.
Hazem said, "I like tennis."
VI) Inverted commas:(" ")
Hany said,"My sister likes English, Ramy."
"I think," said Ramy,"that they'll come soon."
"I think so," said Mona. "They are at home."
* Punctuate the following sentences:
1- egypt syria jordan k s a u a e and the sudan are all arab countries
2- yes I think so
3- no it isn t
4- what s your uncle s name
5- noha studied english last friday said rania
6- mr magdy didn t travel to cairo last august
7- how was heba doing her homework
8- why doesn t ramy study hard