Capitalizing Titles
Capitalize this title
mice of the herringbone
Mice of the Herringbone
What is a singular noun? What is a plural noun?
A noun that names one person, place, or thing. A noun that names more than one person, place, or thing.
What is the plural form of knife?
Knives
What is a singular possessive noun? How do we make them possessive?
A singular noun that owns or has something. Add 's.
When do common nouns that show family relationships become proper nouns?
When used as a name or part of a name
Which book title is written correctly?
1) The mystery of Pelican Cove
2) The Mystery of Pelican Cove
2) The Mystery of Pelican Cove
Book titles should be italicized when published.
How do we make most nouns plural? Give an example.
Adding -s to the ending.
What is the plural form of goose?
Geese.
What are plural possessive nouns? How can we make them plural?
A plural noun that owns something or has something. If it ends in s, add an apostrophe, if it does not end is s, and 's.
When do common nouns that describe geographic features become proper nouns?
When used as a name or part of a name.
Book titles should be _________ when handwritten.
a) with quotation marks
b) italics
c) underlined
c) underlined
How do we form the plural of nouns ending in s, sh, ch, ss, x, or z? Give an example.
Add es, bush -- bushes.
What is the plural form of child?
Children.
Rewrite to the singular possessive noun:
the title of the book
the book's title
When do compass words become proper nouns?
When used to refer to a region.
When do we use quotation marks around titles?
a) with the Bible
b) with song titles
c) with stories and poems
d) with haikus
c) with stories and poems
How do you make nouns ending with a vowel + y plural?
Monkey
Add -s.
Monkeys
Name two nouns that use the same word for both the singular and plural forms.
(Deer, moose, elk, sheep, fish)
The lessons of the teachers
The teacher's lessons
a) Nebraska is located in the great plains region of the United States, which is South of Canada.
b) Nebraska is located in the Great Plains region of the United States, which is located south of Canada.
b)
Write this title correctly.
o say can you see? (poem)
"O Say Can You See?"
How do we form plurals with nouns ending with a consonant + y?
Give an example.
Change the y to i and add es.
Candy = Candies.
Which sentence is bison used plural?:
a) The bison walk across the water.
b) The bison walks across the water.
a)
Listen for singular possessive nouns as I read a short story. Name two possessive nouns.
Nemo the cat was very hungry. He forgot to eat breakfast, and the kitten's stomach growled. "When can I eat?!" Nemo cried. All of a sudden, he heard a sound, and ran into the kitchen. Nemo's owner, Ms. Juli, was putting food into the cat's food bowl.
Rewrite this sentence using correct capitalization.
a) When my Aunt came back from her vacation in the Scottish highlands, she brought gifts for us. She had a scarf for my Grandma, a model airplane for Cousin Tom, a pair of gloves for Uncle Randy, and a necklace for me. for mom and dad, she had a painting of the coast of Scotland. We thanked aunt Cindy for the gifts.
When my aunt came back from her vacation in the Scottish Highlands, she brought gifts for us. She had a scarf for my grandma, a model airplane for Cousin Tom, a pair of gloves for Uncle Randy, and a necklace for me. for Mom and Dad, she had a painting of the coast of Scotland. We thanked Aunt Cindy for the gifts.