Capitalization
True or False
Every sentence must begin with a capital letter.
True
What do you put at the end of a statement?
Period
Find the Subject.
My brother drinks milk all the time.
My brother
My dog ran away last night.
Correct
What is the subject in this sentence?
We are having pizza and corn for lunch.
Is this correct capitalization?
my mom likes to go shopping.
No
What do you put at the end of a question?
Question Mark
Find the Predicate.
The angry kid threw his shoe.
threw his shoe.
we will be reading the book charlotte's web this year.
Incorrect
What is the predicate in this sentence?
Ashley loves to eat chocolate ice cream.
loves to eat chocolate ice cream.
Which words should be capitalized?
the first day of school at weller elementary was so fun.
The
Weller Elementary
What do you put at the end of an exciting sentence?
An exclamation point
Find the subject.
The students in third grade have a lot of energy.
students
I like to play baseball, basketball, and soccer.
Correct
What is a subject in a sentence?
Give me 1 example.
A subject is who or what the sentence is about.
(typically a noun)
Ex: dog, Henry, couch
Which words should be capitalized?
in math i will have miss. priske as my teacher.
In
I
Miss. Priske
What punctuation mark should you use at the end of this sentence?
I can't wait to go to the park Friday
!
Find the Predicate.
I am the fastest kid on my street.
am the fastest kid on my street.
What is your favorite thing to do in the summer.
Incorrect
What is a predicate in a sentence?
Give me 1 example.
A predicate is what the subject is feeling or doing.
Which words should be capitalized?
the best place i traveled to for vacation was florida.
The
I
Florida
What punctuation mark should be at the end of this sentence?
What is for lunch today
?
Which part is italicized? Subject, Predicate or Neither?
The big, bad wolf blew the pigs house down.
Subject
Science is my favorite class is a lot of fun.
Incorrect
Science is my favorite class and it is a lot of fun.
What is a pronoun?
Give me an example of one.
A word that takes the place of a noun.
Ex: she, he, they, them