Capitalization
This kind of letter appears at the beginning of every sentence.
What is a capital letter?
This always goes at the end of a question.
What is a question mark?
Two or more words that have the same sound or spelling, but completely different meanings.
What are homonyms?
This afternoon I have a lot of homework to do and I hope that I don't stay up too late doing it.
What is a run-on sentence?
don't, wasn't, shouldn't, they're
What are examples of contractions?
This type of noun must always be capitalized because it is the name of something.
What is a proper noun?
Indicates strong feelings, or high volume and often marks the end of a sentence.
What is an exclamation point?
3 words meaning toward, also, and a couple
What are to, too, and two?
because he went to the store.
What is a fragment?
prefix meaning not or without
What is a/ an?
This letter is always capitalized when it is by itself.
What is the letter I?
Is often used to separate clauses in a sentence
What is a comma?
3 words meaning belonging to them, a place, and the contraction of they are
What are their, there, and they're?
She walked carefully, the floor was wet and she did not want to slip and fall.
Correct or incorrect?
Incorrect.
Correct sentence: She walked carefully because the floor was wet and she dis not want to fall.
or: She walked carefully; the floor was wet and she did not want to fall.
a unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds
What is a syllable?
The amazone is a little longer than the river nile.
Correct or incorrect?
Incorrect.
The Amazone is a little longer than the River Nile.
punctuation marks used in pairs to set off speech, a quotation, a phrase or a word
What quotation marks?
Two words meaning to fly and hurt.
What are soar and sore?
I bought bananas, but I forgot that I needed apples too, so I went back to the grocery store and I had to wait in line all over again to buy the apples.
What is an example of a run-on sentence?
I had, you had, he or she had
What are examples of past tense?
Empire State Building, Staten Island, Quest to Learn
What are examples of proper nouns?
goes at the end of a complete sentence that is a statement
What is a period?
Two words meaning head of school and a fundamental truth that serves as the foundation for a system or belief.
What are principal and principle?
A sentence which has at least two parts, either one of which can stand by itself.
What is a run-on sentence?
prefix meaning a repeated event or action
What is re?