The full rules, with examples. This is your reference before the exam.
Capitalization — when to use a capital letter
A capital letter is the big letter, like “A” instead of “a”. English uses capital letters more than Arabic or French — here are the rules you need to know.
1. The first word of every sentence.
“The exam starts at nine o’clock.”
2. The word “I”, always, even in the middle of a sentence.
“Yesterday I studied for three hours.”
3. Names of people, places, and things (proper nouns).
“Sara lives in Marrakech and studies at Ibn Sina School.”
4. Days, months, and languages.
“We have an English exam on Monday in March.”
5. Titles of books, films, or subjects when used as a title.
“We are reading The Old Man and the Sea in Literature.”
Full stop / period ( . )
A full stop ends a normal sentence — a sentence that gives information, not a question or strong feeling.
“School starts at eight.”
Question mark ( ? )
A question mark ends a sentence that asks something.
“What time does school start?”
Exclamation mark ( ! )
An exclamation mark shows strong feeling — surprise, excitement, or a strong command. Don’t overuse it in formal writing.
“I passed my exam!”
Comma ( , )
A comma is a short pause. The most useful uses for you are:
1. Between items in a list.
“I need a pen, a notebook, and a calculator.”
2. After a linking word at the start of a sentence.
“However, I think exams are useful.”
3. Before “but”, “so”, “and” when joining two full sentences.
“I studied hard, but the exam was still difficult.”
Apostrophe ( ' )
An apostrophe has two jobs — don’t mix them up.
1. Short forms (contractions): letters are missing.
“I’m” = I am · “don’t” = do not · “it’s” = it is
2. Showing something belongs to someone (possession):
“the teacher’s book” = the book that belongs to the teacher
“the students’ books” = the books that belong to several students (apostrophe after the s)
Quotation marks ( \
Quotation marks show the exact words someone said.
The teacher said, “Open your books to page ten.”
Short rounds testing everything from the Learn zone above.
🔍 Find the mistake — tap the wrong word.
🔍 Find the mistake — tap the wrong word.
🔎 Tap the word that doesn't belong.
🔍 Find the mistake — tap the wrong word.
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