Capitalization
What comes at the beginning of every sentence?
A capital letter
What kind of word is used to connect two complete sentences?
A joining word (connecting word)
Give me an example of a time order joining word
After, before, as soon as, until, when, whenever
Is that ________ dog?
Your or You're
Your
The dog ran across the yard.
Sentence
Why are Christmas, Halloween, and Easter capitalized?
The names of holidays
What punctuation mark joins two sentences together?
A comma
Why do we use time order joining words?
To make clear the order of events; makes writing flow and sound less choppy; makes writing sound more sophisticated; sentence variety
I wanted to go __________, too.
Their, There, They're
There
Hit the ball!
Fragment
What needs to be capitalized in the following sentence: My grandmother was born on june 2, 1970.
June
And, or, but, so shows what between two ideas?
The relationship between two ideas
Which time order joining word best connects the following sentences?
The earth's crust moves. An earthquake occurs.
Before, As soon as, When, Until
When
__________ really cold out today.
Its, It's
It's
Big blue whales
Fragment
What needs to be capitalized in the following sentence: morgan finished a report on niagara falls last Tuesday.
Morgan, Niagara Falls
Which joining word would be used for the following sentences?
The crowd cheered loudly. They players were still nervous.
And, Or, But, So?
But
Which time order joining word best connects the following sentences?
The ground is shaking. Scientists record how much energy is released.
Before, Until, While
While
Pam and Jim agreed that the _______ of them would go _______ the movies after work.
1. To, Two, Too
2. To, Two, Too
1. Two
2. To
I went for a relaxing walk around the pond.
Sentence
What needs to be capitalized in the following sentence: i've always wanted to tour the american museum of natural history.
I've, American Museum of Natural History
Which joining word would connect the following two sentences the best?
The player scored a touchdown. His teammates hugged him.
And, Or, But, So?
So
Which time order joining word best connects the following sentences?
An earthquake is over. Aftershocks can still shake the ground.
After, Until, While
After
You better make sure _________ homework is done.
Your, You're
Your
When you have a fragment sentence, what parts could you be missing?
A noun OR a verb