Capitalization
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we are back at school today. Jody and i are happy to see each other again.
We are back at school today. Jody and I are happy to see each other again.
Always capitalize the first word of a sentence and always capitalize the letter I, no matter where it is in a sentence.
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What kind of cake do you eat on Mardi Gras.
This is a question, so it should end wit a question mark.
What kind of cake do you eat for Mardi Gras?
Choose the correct verb for this sentence.
You are not sure about going to the game. You ask your friend: __________ I go to the game, or not
Should I g to the game?
There are many verb tenses in English. Name three verb tenses.
present, past, past perfect
Which sentence is correct?
The girls goes to the mall.
The girls go to the mall.
The girls go to the mall.
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our school is nomma.
Our school is NOMMA.
Capitalize the fist letter of a sentence and proper nouns.
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My sister brother and cousin Jose like to play video games eat pizza watch sports and movies together
Always put a comma if there are more that two things.
My sister, brother, and cousin Jose like to play video games, eat pizza, watch sports, and movies together.
Your mom asked you to go shopping for her. You agree by saying: I _______ go shopping for you.
I will go shopping for you.
What verb tense is this sentence? How do you know?
I slept late last week and got up when I wanted to. It was great!
Which is correct?
Mike and Kay are our good friends. They come to our house often.
Mike and Kay are our good friends. They comes to our house often.
Mike and Kay are our good friends. They come to our house often.
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My mom is catholic and she goes to mass at st john the Baptist church every sunday.
My mom is Catholic. She goes to Mass at St. John the Baptist Church every Sunday.
Capitalize religions, proper nouns like names of churches and days of the week.
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"Goal That was a great play I am proud of you. " mom screamed.
These sentences all show emotion. You should put an exclamation mark after each one.
"Goal! That was a a great play! I am proud of you!" Mom screamed.
Your friend asks you if you want to go to the movie wth her. She says; " ________ we go to the movie? "
She says; "Shall we go to the movie?"
Most past tense verbs end in? Irregular verbs have irregular endings which you have to memorize.
Most pst tense verbs end on ed.
Which is correct? Why?
I goes to school at NOMMA.
He goes to school at NOMMA.
Third person singular adds es to present tense verbs. First and Second person singular do not add es.
He goes to school at NOMMA.
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Mayor latoya cantrell said we don't have to wear masks in new Orleans if we are vaccinated.
Mayor Latoya Cantrell said we don't have to wear masks in New Orleans if we are vaccinated.
Capitalize proper nouns like names of people and places.
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It was hard to get up early again and put on my Camis for school I had to make sure I wasn't wearing jewelry and my hair was cut we didn't have to worry about those things over the holidays I wonder if my friend forgot.
This is a run on sentence. There is no punctuation so you don't know where one sentence stops and another one starts.
It was hard to get up early and put on Camis for school! I had to make sure I wasn't wearing jewelry and my hair was cut. We did not have to worry about these things over the holidays. I wonder if my friend forgot?
Your teacher asks: " __________ you please go to the office and get some tissues? "
Your teacher asks: " Could you please go to the office and get some tissues?"
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I am very tired last night. I stay up late the night before and sleep poorly. I will have to remember to payed attention in class.
If you see a time in a sentence then it will help you know the verb tense. Last night means past tense. The night before means past tense.
I was very tired last night. I stayed up late the night before and slept poorly. I will have to remember to pay attention in class.
Do you add es to third person verbs in the past, past perfect or future tense?
No, only in the third person present tense.
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i told dad, "thank you for explaining this to me. i really appreciate that. "
Always capitalize the first letter in a sentences, and dad or mom, if you are using it as a name. Always capitalize he first word after a quotation mark.
I told Dad, "Thank you for explaining this to me. I really appreciate that."
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My favorite food is lasagna the cheese is melted and the sauce tastes so great I called my sons and said "Come on over and eat some delicious lasagne" They said " Ok we will be right over"
There are six punctuation mistakes in this paragraph.
My favorite food is lasagna. the cheese is melted and the sauce tastes so great. I called my sons and said. "Come on over and eat some delicious lasagna." They said, "Ok, we will be right over."
I _________ help you if I _________.
I would help you if I could.
What happens when you mix up the verb tenses in a sentence? For example:
She go to the store yesterday and buy a new sweater. It is too big so she went back tomorrow to get a different one.
Answer the question and correct the sentence.
Your writing is unclear and confusing.
She went to the store yesterday and bought a new sweater. It was too big, so she will go back tomorrow and get a different one.
Subject verb agreement means ________________________________.
Subject verb agreement means that the tense of the verb depends on the subject. The subject ust agree with the verb.
I go, they go, we go
he goes, she goes, it goes