Capitalization
Give 3 examples of what words to capitalize.
Proper nouns, proper adjectives, days, months, holidays, specific events & documents, book titles, specific people and places.
What is different between how we show a plural word and a singular possesive word?
For a plural word we just add an -s. For a singular possesive word we add an apostrophe aand an -s at the end.
What is the difference between their, there, and they're?
their - possesive pronoun; meaning belonging to them
there - adverb; point to "where"
they're - contraction of "they are"
Give 3 examples of words NOT to capitalize.
common people, common places, common adjectives, seasons, parts of the day, nonspecific events or documents
How do we make a plural word possesive?
Add an apostrophe after the -s.
Extra credit - If the word already ends in -s, add and apostrophe and an -s to the end.
What is the difference between to and too?
to - preposition giving direction
too - adverb; in addition to
Correct the following sentence.
I loved the book Divergent by Veronica Roth and can’t wait to have my Mom read it too.
I loved the book Divergent by Veronica Roth and can’t wait to have my mom read it too.
Fix the sentence.
Some people's Christmas decorartion's are too sparkly.
Some people's Christmas' decorartions are too sparkly.
Its or It's
____ hard for Ellis to run long distances.
It's hard for Ellis to run long distances.
Correct the following sentence.
Jessie is a High School Freshman.
Jessie is a high school freshman.
Fix the sentence.
The students books were left in the classroom.
The students' books were left in the classroom.
threw or through
My friends have seen me _________ some hard times.
My friends have seen me through some hard times.
Correct the following sentence.
My uncle, who works in New York city, actually, grew up on a ranch in Texas.
My uncle, who works in New York City, actually, grew up on a ranch in Texas.
Fix the sentence.
She saw several animal's prints crisscrossing the trail.
She saw several animals' prints crisscrossing the trail.
then or than
I have to finish my homework _______ I can play video games.
I have to finish my homework then I can play video games.