Capitalizing Sentences with Quotations and Salutations
Correct this sentence:
my mom said, "pick up your backpack."
What is "My mom said, 'Pick up your backpack.'?"
In the sentence "Olivia gave her friend a gift," which word is the indirect object?
What is friend?
Identify the subject and choose the correct verb:
"At the end of the hallway (is, are) the trophy and the medals."
What are:
Subject: trophy and medals (compound subject — plural)
Correct verb: are
Identify if this is a fragment, run-on, or complete sentence:
"Because she loves to draw."
What is a fragment?
(It’s a dependent clause that needs an independent clause to complete it.)
What type of figurative language is this sentence using?
"The leaves danced in the wind."
What is personification?
(Giving human qualities to non-human things.)
When a quotation is interrupted by a phrase like he said or she replied, which words should be capitalized?
What is the first word of the quotation and the first word after the interruption if it begins a new sentence?
Identify the direct and indirect objects in this sentence:
"Leo sent his grandmother a letter."
What is letter (direct object) and grandmother (indirect object)?
Correct the verb in this sentence:
"The team of players were excited about the game."
What is was?
("Team" is a collective noun acting as singular here.)
Choose whether this is a fragment, run-on, or complete sentence:
"After we finished our homework, we watched a movie."
What is a complete sentence?
(It has a dependent clause followed by an independent clause.)
Identify the simple subject and simple predicate in this sentence:
"The frightened children quickly ran away from the barking dog."
What is:
Simple Subject: children
Simple Predicate: ran
Identify all the capitalization errors in this sentence:
my teacher asked, "when will you turn in your essay?"
What are "My" and "When" should be capitalized?
Correct sentence: My teacher asked, "When will you turn in your essay?"
In the sentence "After school, Maya told a story to her brother," identify the direct object.
What is story?
Fix the verb errors in this sentence:
"Each of the students have completed their science project."
Correct sentence: "Each of the students has completed their science project."
("Each" is always singular, even when followed by a plural object.)
Combine these two sentences into a compound sentence using or:
"You can have pizza. You can have pasta."
What is "You can have pizza, or you can have pasta."
Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
a) "We went to the movies; and we got popcorn."
b) "We went to the movies; we got popcorn."
c) "We went; to the movies and got popcorn."
What is b)
(Semicolons connect two closely related independent clauses without a conjunction.)
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Fix the capitalization in this sentence:
dear aunt lisa, thank you for the wonderful birthday card.
What is "Dear Aunt Lisa, thank you for the wonderful birthday card."?
In this sentence, identify both the direct and indirect objects:
"The librarian gave the noisy students a warning."
Direct Object: warning
Indirect Object: students
Choose the correct verb:
"The bouquet of roses (smell, smells) wonderful."
What is smells?
("Bouquet" is singular, even though "roses" is plural.)
Choose the sentence that’s a correct compound sentence:
a) "The dog barked we went inside."
b) "The dog barked, and we went inside."
c) "The dog barked and went inside."
What is b
(It uses a comma and a coordinating conjunction to correctly join two independent clauses.)
Choose the sentence that avoids a run-on and uses correct punctuation:
a) "I love to write stories I also enjoy reading books."
b) "I love to write stories, and I also enjoy reading books."
c) "I love to write stories and I also enjoy reading books."
What is b)
Fix all capitalization mistakes:
"i think," said maya, "that we should leave now."
What is "I think," said Maya, "that we should leave now."?
In the sentence below, identify the subject, verb, indirect object, and direct object:
"Carla handed James a notebook."
What are:
Subject: Carla
Verb: handed
Indirect Object: James
Direct Object: notebook
Which indefinite pronouns are always plural and require a plural verb?
a) everyone
b) few
c) either
d) none
What is few?
(“Few” is always plural.)
Identify whether this is a compound sentence, fragment, or run-on:
"We wanted to stay outside, but it got dark."
What is a compound sentence?
(Two independent clauses joined by a comma and coordinating conjunction.)
You may need to write the answers out. In this sentence, list the subject, verb, indirect object, direct object, and object of the preposition:
"During the assembly, the principal handed the best students their awards with a proud smile."
What are"
Subject: principal
Verb: handed
Indirect Object: students
Direct Object: awards
Object of the Preposition: smile