CUPS Capitalization Usage Punctuation Spelling.

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CUPS Capitalization Usage Punctuation Spelling

Capitalization What should be capitalized? First word in a sentence Proper Nouns The pronoun “I” Yes No Billy and I went to Target to buy a toy. billy and i went to target to buy a toy.

Usage/Grammar Do my sentences make sense? Subject-Verb agreement POV consistent The correct homophone

Punctuation Do I have the correct punctuation? Periods, question marks, exclamation mark, and commas Dialogue has quotation marks and each speaker has their own paragraph Paragraphs are indented

Spelling Are my words spelled correctly? use a dictionary to make sure the correct homophone is used be sure to read carefully; it may have been an accident

Read very carefully through your paper. Sometimes, it helps to read your sentences one by one. As you read, think about CUPS. You may correct by putting one line through it, or you may erase and rewrite it.