Punctastic!
What punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list?
Commas
Name 3 categories of words that need to be capitalized.
Some answers include:
I
Proper Nouns (specific names of people, places, or things)
First word of a sentence
Acronyms
Titles
What is the definition of a noun?
Person, place, thing, or idea
What do adverbs do?
What type of words connect words, phrases, or sentences?
Conjunctions
What punctuation mark shows strong emotion?
Exclamation marks
Which word should not be capitalized?
Monday, July, Statue of Liberty, Teacher, Aunt Elaina
Teacher
What do pronouns do?
Replace nouns.
What are the three categories of verbs?
Action, linking, and helping
What are interjections? Give three examples.
Words that show stong emotions.
Wow, oh, hurray, ouch, etc.
Identify the punctuation mistakes made in this sentence:
"Are you coming to the party asked Delaney?"
"Are you coming to the party?" asked Delaney.
Correctly capitalize the name of this book:
diary of a wimpy kid hot mess
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Hot Mess
Find the adjectives in the sentence:
The brown, shaggy puppy wagged its tail as it fetched the red ball.
Brown, shaggy, and red.
Correct the verb in this sentence:
She walk slowly to the bus stop.
She walked slowly to the bus stop.
Add a prepositional phrase to this sentence.
Ms. Sanders found her coffee cup.
on the table
next to her computer
in the lounge
Correctly add quotation marks in this sentence:
Today, we will be learning about punctuation, said Ms. Sanders, including commas, apostrophes, and hyphens.
"Today, we will be learning about punctuation," said Ms. Sanders, "including commas, apostrophes, and hyphens."
Correct the capitalization in this sentence:
i like to go to phoenix park in eau claire, wisconsin.
I like to go to Phoenix Park in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
What are the pronouns in this sentence and to what are they referring:
The baker decorated the cake, and then he displayed it proudly.
He is referring to the baker.
Is is referring to the cake.
Identify the helping verb and main verb in the sentence:
She has been practicing the piano for hours.
has been practicing
Combine these sentences with a conjunction:
Anya likes to build towers.
She likes to knock them down.
Examples:
Anya likes to build towers and she likes to knock then down.
Anya likes to build towers then she likes to knock them down.
Anya likes to build towers because she likes to knock them down.
Correct the punctuation in this sentence:
Nick dont forget to add apples bananas and peaches to the grocery list?
(Must find all of the mistakes to get the points!)
Nick, don't forget to add apples, bananas, and peaches to the grocery list.
Correct the capitalization in this sentence:
when i go to the mall of america in minnesota, i enjoy going to the aquarium called sea life.
When I go to the Mall of America in Minnesota, I enjoy going to the aquarium called Sea Life.
Identify the nouns in the sentence and whether they are common or proper.
Mittens the cat napped on the windowsill while its human mowed the lawn with a John Deer tractor.
Common: cat, windowsill, human, lawn, tractor
Proper: Mittens, John Deer
Identify the adverb and what it is modifying:
The curious squirrel scurried quickly up the tree trunk.
Quickly is modifying scurried.
Add an interjection to this sentence that shows anger.
Get away from our picnic.
Examples: hey, ugh, um