True or False
Canadian Eh?
Punctuation, Capitalization, and Hyphens
Spell it like ECSD
100

St. Bernadette Catholic Elementary school is located at 11917 40 St. NW. True or False?

What is 11917 40 St. NW

100

This word is used to refer to a place or building, especially one used for a particular purpose or activity.

What is centre?

Just like: colour and realzie

100

This type of comma is used by Edmonton Catholic Schools in lists of three or more items.

What is the Oxford comma?

100

This educational program in Edmonton Catholic Schools offers extended hours for our kindergarten learners.

 What is Kindergarten with Full-Day Programming?

200

St. John XXIII is located at 365 Windermere Rd NW. True or False?

False. 

365 Windermere Rd. NW

200

This word refers to the transportation of students to and from school.

What is busing?

bus, busing, buses


200

This word is always capitalized when referring to Edmonton Catholic Schools, without every saying our actual name.

What is Division.

200

This word refers to the process of entering or registering in a school or program.

What is enrolment?

enrol, enrolled, enrolment, enrolling

300

True for False. Months like January, February, and August should be abbreviated only when space is of concern.

True. Abbreviate to Jan., Feb., Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec.

We do not abbreviate March, April, May, June, and July.

300

This term refers to the conduct of students. It's also a focus area for a specialized team in Edmonton Catholic Schools.

What is behaviour?

300

This term, referring to our students who attend school 11 months of the year, is always hyphenated.

What is year-round.

300

This welcome centre plays a significant role in supporting newcomer families to Edmonton Catholic Schools.

One World…One Centre

400

True of False. A space follows the / (forward slash) in Elementary/ Junior High.

False. No spaces between at slash.

400

This refers to a list of students who have achieved high academic standards.

What is the Honour Roll?

400

For telephone numbers, this punctuation mark should be used instead of spaces or brackets.

What is a hyphen?

example - 780-441-6000 and 1-888-268-9237

400

This popular program in Edmonton Catholic Schools caters to student athletes, combining academic excellence with specialized training in various sports.

What are sport academies?

500

True or False. We follow the Canadian Press Style Guide when it comes to per cents, spelling out the word.

False. For clarity we use the percent sign (%) when mentioning percentages.

For example, our school is at 115% utilization. 

500

Kêhtêya is the singular form of this word.

What is elder?

Kêhtêya – singular / Kêhtêyak – plural

500

When writing numbers in a series, this punctuation is used between the numbers, according to the style guide.

What is an en dash?

  • In 2018–2020
  • Pages 5–10
500

Formerly known as ELL, this acronym recognizes that our language learners know many different languages.

What is EAL?

English as an Additional Language

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