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Why? 
 
Writers use capital letters and 
punctuation marks to help the 
reader better understand what 
is written.
Capital Letters 
 
All sentences begin with 
capital letters. 
We live in Abha. 
Those girls finished playing 
soccer.
Capital Letters 
 
Proper nouns begin with capital 
letters. 
Mrs. George asked if Sally 
would help. 
Uncle Abdulla took us to 
Jeddah.
Capital Letters 
 
Languages and religions begin 
with capital letters. 
Ahmed speaks Arabic and 
English. 
Islam is a religion of 
forgiveness..
Capital Letters 
 
The pronoun I is always 
capitalized. 
I need your help. 
My aunt and I went shopping 
at Aseer Mall.
Capital Letters 
 
A capital letter begins the first, last, and 
any important word in the title of a 
book, magazine, song, movie, poem, or 
other work. 
Read the last chapter of Treasure 
Island. 
She saw King Kong when she was five 
years old.
Punctuation: Period 
 
Most abbreviations end 
with a period. 
Dr. Salafi lives on King 
Abdulla Rd.
Punctuation: Question 
Mark 
 
A question ends with a 
question mark. 
Where are you from?
Punctuation: Comma 
 
A comma separates things in 
a series. 
She bought rice, suger, and 
milk.

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Writing Lecture 1 Capitalization and Punctuation

  • 1.
  • 2. Why?  Writers use capital letters and punctuation marks to help the reader better understand what is written.
  • 3. Capital Letters  All sentences begin with capital letters. We live in Abha. Those girls finished playing soccer.
  • 4. Capital Letters  Proper nouns begin with capital letters. Mrs. George asked if Sally would help. Uncle Abdulla took us to Jeddah.
  • 5. Capital Letters  Languages and religions begin with capital letters. Ahmed speaks Arabic and English. Islam is a religion of forgiveness..
  • 6. Capital Letters  The pronoun I is always capitalized. I need your help. My aunt and I went shopping at Aseer Mall.
  • 7. Capital Letters  A capital letter begins the first, last, and any important word in the title of a book, magazine, song, movie, poem, or other work. Read the last chapter of Treasure Island. She saw King Kong when she was five years old.
  • 8. Punctuation: Period  Most abbreviations end with a period. Dr. Salafi lives on King Abdulla Rd.
  • 9. Punctuation: Question Mark  A question ends with a question mark. Where are you from?
  • 10. Punctuation: Comma  A comma separates things in a series. She bought rice, suger, and milk.