Bullet Points: Consistency

English: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 2.10.14

Import Rule for Using Bullet Points

When you use bullet points, you must use the same rule for all bullet points.

Capital letters

Capital letters

  • If one bullet point starts with a capital letter, all bullet points must start with a capital letter.
No capital letters

No capital letters

  • If one bullet point starts with a lower case letter (a small letter), all bullet points must start with a lower case letter.
Punctuation

Punctuation

  • If one bullet point ends with punctuation, all bullet points must end with punctuation.
No punctuation

No punctuation

  • If one bullet ends with no punctuation, all bullet points must end with no punctuation.

Test yourself on Bullet Points: Consistency

  • If one bullet point ends in a full stop, what should all other bullet points end in?

  • If one bullet point starts with a capital letter, what should the other bullet points start with?

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