• Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. Some examples of homophone pairs include read/reed, write/right, and their/there.

• Some pronouns and pronoun/verb contractions are homophones.

• Don’t confuse these homophones: there/they’re/their, there’s/theirs, its/it’s, and your/you’re.

• Use capital letters at the beginning of complete thoughts. Be consistent if you also use capital letters at the beginning of each line.

• Dashes can be used to show examples or sudden breaks in thought. Hyphens are used to break up words between lines.

• Use quotation marks around dialogue or speech.

• Use commas to separate units of meaning.

• In poetry, use capital letters at the beginning of complete thoughts and, if desired, at the beginning of each line. Dashes can set off examples
  or sudden breaks in thought. Hyphens can break a word between lines. Use quotation marks around dialogue or speech. Use commas to separate units of meaning.