Capital letters, punctuation and linking words

In the English language we use capital letters in:

• ● Proper names, last names: Alexis Hernández, Isabel Zárate,
• ● Cities, towns, countries, continents, rivers: New York, Mexico City, Brazil, Europe, Nile River.
• ● Titles: Mr. Velázquez, Ms. Herrera, Miss Smith
• ● Days and months: Monday, Sunday, September, November, etc.
• ● The pronoun: I
• ● At the beginning of a sentence and after a period: Maky goes to the movies every Friday. She loves action movies.

Punctuation

We use a comma (,):

• ● When we make a list of several elements.
• ● To separate similar phrases.
• ● Before the linking word: but.

We use a period (.):

• ● When we finish a sentence or an idea.
• ● At the end of a paragraph.
• ● To separate different ideas.

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Linking words

We use linking words:

• ● To join similar statements (and): I listen to the teacher and I answer the exercise.
• ● To contrast opposite ideas (but): I wake up at 5, but I don’t get up immediately.
• ● In other cases to give options (or): I have milk or some fruit for breakfast.