Types of Words
a person, place or thing.
A noun
placed at the end of declarative sentences, statements thought to be complete and after many abbreviations.
Period.
My Sister ______ I are going to the store?
and
The beginning of the sentence.
Capitalize
Would you like to (by/buy/bye) that shirt?
Buy
An action word
Verb
indicate a direct question when placed at the end of a sentence.
Question Mark ?
Grapes ______ Bananas and apples
Comma ,
The First Letter Of Every Word.
Do not capitalize
I'm going to (there, their or they're) house.
Their
A word that describes or modifies a Noun
Adjective
used when a person wants to express a sudden outcry or add emphasis.
Exclamation Point !
Would you prefer to play soccer _____ basketball?
or
Someone's Name. ex) Amanda
Capitalize
There (is/are) many books on the desk.
are
A word that modifies or describes a verb
Adverb
used to show a separation of ideas or elements within the structure of a sentence.
Comma
We were late for school __________ the school bus had a flat tire.
Because
location. ex) bathroom, beach, park, school
Do not capitalize.
Only Capitalize if it is the name of a specific place. ex) Central Park, Grand Beach, Sister Macnamara School
That bird is sitting on (it's / its) nest.
Its
a word used to link nouns, pronouns, or phrases to other words within a sentence. They act to connect the people, objects, time and locations of a sentence.
Prepostion
a pair of punctuation marks used primarily to mark the beginning and end of a passage attributed to another and repeated word for word.
Quotation Marks " "
There are 3 types of rocks ______ Igneous, Sedimentary, and metamorphic.
Colon :
Proper nouns
Capitalize
Proper nouns are names used for an individual person, place, or organization, and spelled with initial capital letters
I'm going fishing (than/then) going to the store.
Then