Periods
Place the Period Mark in the Right Place:
I've always been more of a cat person than a dog person
I've always been more of a cat person than a dog person.
The period goes at the end of the sentence.
Capitalize the letters that need capitalizing:
i painted the walls green.
I painted the walls green.
Capitalize "I" always.
Add quotation marks when needed.
The girl squeezed his hand. Jason are you okay
The girl squeezed his hand. "Jason are you okay"
Place the comma(s) in the right place:
I bought apples oranges peaches and pears from the market.
I bought apples, oranges, peaches, and pears from the market.
Commas go between lists.
Place the Period Mark(s) in the Right Place:
I loved my dog he ran away three years ago
I loved my dog. He ran away three years ago.
Place period at the end of each sentence.
Capitalize the letters that need capitalizing:
chris chose to get the chocolate ice cream while sarah chose the bubblegum one.
Chris chose to get the chocolate ice cream while Sarah chose the bubblegum one.
Capitalize names.
Add quotation marks when needed.
Jason looked at the girl next to him. can he talk to us that way?
Jason looked at the girl next to him. "Can he talk to us that way?"
Place the comma(s) in the right place:
The cookies were too sweet but James ate them all anyways.
The cookies were too sweet, but James ate them all anyways.
Put commas in before "and", "so", and "but".
Place the Period Mark(s) in the Right Place:
The canyon was bigger and wider than you could appreciate from a picture they were so high that birds circled below their feet five hundred feet down a river snaked along the canyon floor.
The canyon was bigger and wider than you could appreciate from a picture. They were so high that birds circled below their feet. Five hundred feet down, a river snaked along the canyon floor.
Add periods at the end of each sentence.
Capitalize the letters that need capitalizing:
the waters at banff lake were cold and still.
The waters at Banff Lake were cold and still.
Capitalize the names of places.
Add quotation marks when needed.
This is some kind of mistake Jason said. I’m not supposed to be here.
"This is some kind of mistake," Jason said. "I’m not supposed to be here."
Place the comma(s) in the right place:
Henry my brother started crying when he broke his toy.
Henry, my brother, started crying when he broke his toy.
There are commas between the name modifier. (Here, my brother modifies Henry)
Place the Period Mark(s) in the Right Place:
"Run!" Alice screamed "He's getting closer!"
"Run!" Alice screamed. "He's getting closer!"
Add a period at the end of each dialogue tag.
Capitalize the letters that need capitalizing:
he lived at 15428 paragon mesa drive.
He lived at 15428 Paragon Mesa Drive.
Capitalize street names in addresses.
Add quotation marks when needed.
He told me that there were boa constrictors on the forest floor Todd told me.
"He told me that there were boa constrictors on the forest floor," Todd told me.
Place the comma(s) in the right place:
"Hello " called Todd. "Can anyone hear me?"
"Hello," called Todd. "Can anyone hear me?"
There is a comma inside the dialogue marks if it is followed by a dialogue tag (called Todd.) Otherwise there is a period, question mark, or an exclamation mark.
Place the Period Mark(s) in the Right Place:
He ran for miles and miles he never stopped to look over his shoulder he knew if he did he would stop running and turn back
He ran for miles and miles. He never stopped to look over his shoulder. He knew if he did, he would stop running and turn back.
Capitalize the letters that need capitalizing:
thomas andrews discovered the plant cells while he was studying in england.
Thomas Andrews discovered the plant cells while studying in England.
Add quotation marks when needed.
My heart leaps up when I behold a rainbow in the sky, wrote William Wordsworth
"My heart leaps up when I behold a rainbow in the sky," wrote William Wordsworth.
Do we need any commas in the sentence below? If so, where?
"Look at the stars " she called pointing at the sky.
"Look at the stars," she called, pointing at the sky.
We need a comma inside the quotation marks AND also between two actions. (called, pointing)