Writing conventions

Capitalization is the use of uppercase letters at the beginning of sentences and for proper nouns.

A period is used at the end of a statement or a command.

A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing, and it always starts with a capital letter.

The first letter of each important word in a title should be capitalized.

An exclamation mark (!) is used to show excitement or strong feelings.

A question mark (?) is used at the end of a sentence that asks a question.

We change the first letter of the first word and any proper nouns to uppercase.

The first word of a sentence should always start with a capital letter.

A statement tells something, while a question asks something.

A period (.) or an exclamation mark (!) can go at the end of a command.