Capital Letters
How should a sentence always begin?
A sentence should begin with a capital letter.
Who or what is this sentence about?
The cat sleeps.
Find the action.
The dog runs.
runs
What belongs at the end?
I like ice cream
Period (.)
Is this a complete thought?
The dog ran.
Yes
Which sentence is complete?
A. The dog ran home.
B. the dog ran home.
A. The dog ran home.
Who or what is the subject?
Ms. Dykstra reads many books.
Find the verb.
She high-fived her dog.
High-fived
What belongs at the end?
Do you like pizza
Question Mark (?)
Is this a complete thought?
The big brown dog.
No
Which word needs a capital letter?
yesterday we went to the park.
Yesterday
Who or what is the subject?
My fiancé loves dinosaurs.
My fiancé
Find the verb.
They played Madden yesterday.
played
What belongs at the end?
Watch out
Exclamation Point (!)
Is this a complete thought?
Because the girl was tired.
This sentence has two mistakes. Find them:
she went to the store, but i went home.
She, I
Who are what is the subject?
She went home.
She
Find the verb.
I am so ecstatic!
Am
Choose the correct punctuation.
Where did you put my backpack
A. Period (.)
B. Question Mark (?)
C. Exclamation Point (!)
B. Question Mark (?)
Which is a complete thought?
A. Ran down the street.
B. The boy ran down the street.
B. The boy ran down the street.
Rewrite the sentence correctly.
on saturday, my family visited the zoo.
On Saturday, my family visited the zoo.
Who or what is the subject?
Under the big tree sat a sleepy dog.
a sleepy dog
Find the verb.
Where are you going?
Going
What punctuation belongs at the end?
I can't believe we won the game
Exclamation Point (!)
One of these is a complete thought. Which one?
A. When the rain started.
B. They ran inside.
C. After the students finished working.
B. They ran inside.