Cayman Islands Writing Exemplar

AF6: 

Conventions

 – Write with technical accuracy of syntax and punctuation in phrases,  

clauses and sentences

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The author uses full stops, question marks, and exclamation marks to accurately punctuate his/her sentences. 

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The author appropriately uses capital letters to start sentences and to denote proper nouns. 

•  Commas are used to support the letter’s organization, when generating lists, and to appropriately mark clauses.

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Quotation marks are not generally an expectation for persuasive letters at this level. Quotation marks can be 

used in a letter to cite research directly or to indicate dialogue.