Let's Capitalize
Which word(s) should have a comma after it?
No I have never heard of that movie
What is No?
Which abbreviation is correct for "Missus"?
Ms.
or
Mrs.
What is Mrs.?
This punctuation mark is used to separate adjectives or dependent clauses within a sentence.
ex. The red, white, and blue
What is a comma?
Which words should be italicized?
Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd
(a musical album)
What is Dark Side of the Moon?
Proper Nouns:
horseshoe crab
lake Superior
European swallow
What is lake Michigan?
Corrected: Lake Michigan
Which word(s) should have a comma after it?
"Hey buddy", said William to the total stranger.
What is Hey?
Which abbreviation is correct for "Durham, North Carolina"?
Durham, NC
or
Durham, N.C.
What is Durham, NC?
This punctuation mark is used to create possessive nouns and, in some cases, plurals.
ex. Baldur's Gate
What is an apostrophe?
Which words should be in quotation marks?
Ernest Hemingway wrote novels like For Whom the Bell Tolls and short stories like Hills Like White Elephants.
What is "Hills Like White Elephants"?
Abbreviations:
Washington, D.C.
"Born in the U.S.A"
Lansing, M.I.
Should be Lansing, MI
Which word(s) should have a comma after it?
Jackie was angry but decided to forgive and forget
What is angry?
Which abbreviation is correct for "One yard"?
1 yd.
or
1 yd
What is 1 yd.?
This punctuation mark is used to insert explanatory or extraneous detail in a sentence.
ex. Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) wrote the famous Christian epic poem The Divine Comedy
What are parentheses?
Which words should be italicized and capitalized?
I read a review of the avengers in the new york times
What are The Avengers and The New York Times
Apostrophes:
Lucky 7's
His Master's Voice
Civilization and It's Discontents
What is Civilization and It's Discontents?
Should be Civilization and Its Discontents
Which word(s) should have a comma after it?
Liam an Ohioan had never seen the ocean before.
What are Liam and Ohioan?
Which abbreviation is correct for "20 liters"
20L
or
20l.
What is 20L?
This punctuation mark is used to connect compound words and written numbers.
Ex. Inflation is expected to increase by two and one-half points this year.
What is a hyphen?
Which word is missing a comma after it?
We visited 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20500
What is NW?
Writing Numbers:
Eighty-one degrees Fahrenheit
Two-hundred-thirty-one students
Thirteen black cats
What is Two-hundred-thirty-one students?
Should be Two hundred (and) thirty-one students
Which word(s) should have a comma after it?
Jesus is the way the truth and the life.
What are way and truth?
Which abbreviation is correct for "Boulevard"?
Blvd
or
Blvd.
What is Blvd.?
Fun fact: Ms. Theis's sister's favorite song is "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day
This punctuation mark is used to signal a sudden break of thought in a sentence.
Ex. David Bowie — the greatest artist of all time — released his last album in 2016.
Semicolons and Colons:
We only wanted one thing; milkshakes from Nifty's
9:34 A.M.
Jack and Sydney went to Cape May; after that, they went to Jim Thorpe.
What is
We only wanted one thing; milkshakes from Nifty's
It should be a colon instead of a semicolon