Thursday, October 17th , 2024
Unit 1: Writing: Punctuation and Capitalization
1- Punctuation:
Full Stop . Comma , Exclama on mark !
Used to show the end of Used to indicate a Used to indicate a strong
a sentence. pause, joining, or emo on or strong emphasis.
separa on of ideas.
Ques on Mark ? Quota on Marks “…..” Apostrophe ’
Used at the end of the Shows that words have been Used to indicate a possession
sentence to show that a directly quoted. or contrac on of a word.
ques on is being asked.
Semi Colon ; Colon :
Used to indicate the Used to introduce a list,
connec on of two explana on, or elabora on
complete sentences of the previous idea.
that are related.
2- Capitalization:
1- Names of people (Peter – Khalid- Ahmed…)
2- Names of places (Hassan Tower – Jemaa el Fenna…)
3- Countries and nationalities (Morocco – Moroccan…..)
4- The personal pronoun “I”
5- At the beginning of a sentence (Agadir is a beautiful city.)
6- Titles in a reading text (Our Cultural Heritage)
7- Days of the week (Monday- Tuesday …..)
8- Months of the year (January- February…)
9- Public holidays and feasts (The Green March…)
10- Titles of books, magazines, and films (La Boîte à merveilles).
11- Languages (Arabic- English – French…)
12- Planets and stars (Mars – Earth…)