Capitalizing
can i use the toaster?
Correct or Incorrect
The Butterfly by Patricia Polacco
Revise this sentence.
I like to eat ice cream but I do not like to eat spinach.
I like to eat ice cream, but I do not like to eat spinach.
What is the introductory phrase in this sentence?
After dinner, I went to the park.
After dinner
True or False
We always capitalize the names of nationalities and languages.
True
Names of books should be capitalized and _________.
italicized or underlined
a word that joins together two phrases or sentences (and, but, yet, etc)
Revise the sentence.
During class I pay attention to my teacher.
During class, I pay attention to my teacher.
Correct or Incorrect
I got a new Black cat for my birthday.
Incorrect.
I got a new black cat for my birthday.
"Po' Boy Blues" is a poem by Langston Hughes.
Correct, poems and short works are put in quotation marks.
The girl goes to the party she dances with her friends
The girl goes to the party, and she dances with her friends.
What is an introductory phrase?
The part of the sentence that introduces what happens in the sentence
A phrase that sets the stage for the sentence.
Besides the pronoun I and the beginnings of sentences, tell me two things you should capitalize in your writing.
Names, Ethnicities, Nationalities, Book Titles, Languages, Names of Classes, etc.
What should be done to this title?
Desmond and the Very mean Word
italicized or underlined and "mean should be capitalized"
Desmond and the Very Mean Word
Combine these two sentences using a conjunction. Be sure to use proper punctuation.
I walk the dog.
I do not walk the cat.
I walk the dog, but I do not walk the cat.
Revise this sentence.
This morning I ate waffles and I ate bacon.
This morning, I ate waffles, and I ate bacon.
Correct or Incorrect
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
Incorrect
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
"Under the Quilt of Night" is a poetry anthology.
Incorrect.
Under the Quilt of Night is a poetry anthology.
FANBOYS
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Add an introductory phrase to this sentence.
I want to go for a walk in the park.
Answers vary.
When it stops raining, I want to go for a walk in the park.
In the morning, I want to go for a walk in the park.