Capitalization Rules
Which word needs to be capitalized in this sentence? What rule number is it?
she likes to watch football.
She
Rule 1- capitalize the first word in a sentence
Noun
A green bug ran to the tree slowly. How would you classify the word "ran" in that sentence?
verb
The noun "children" is singular or plural?
plural
23
Which word needs to be capitalized in this sentence? What rule number is it?
I went to the zoo with hudson.
Hudson
Rule 2- Capitalize a person's name
Help! The really large elephant is chasing me!
The word Help! is a what?
What are the article adjectives?
a, an, the
Which words go in the noun chart from this sentence? They rode slowly to the barn on their tired horses.
barn, horses
Name the 7 subject pronouns.
I, he, we, she, it, they, you
Which words needs to be capitalized in this sentence? What rule numbers are they?
spencer was born in september.
Spencer, September
Rule 2, 4 (1 is ok too)
And, but, or are examples of what?
conjunctions
The frog leaped happily into the pond.
What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?
into the pond
Do we ever have Subject Pronouns or Possessive Pronouns in our noun chart?
no!!!:)
What are the 5 parts that make a complete sentence?
1. Subject
2. Verb
3. Makes Sense
4. Capital letter
5. End mark
Which words need to be capitalized in this sentence? What rule numbers would you use?
my dad and i went to atlanta in june.
My, I, Atlanta, June
Rule 1, 3, 4, and 5
To find an adjective, what questions do you ask?
What kind? which one? how many?
The children ran quickly in the Gator Run on Saturday.
What is the subject noun of the sentence?
children
The noisy cats cried during the night.
Which two nouns would go in the noun chart? How are they labeled?
cats, night
SN, OP
How do you separate the complete subject from the complete predicate?
Go back to the verb and make a slash in front of the verb.
Name 5 capitalization rules that you have learned in English.
Capitalize the pronoun I.
Capitalize the first word of a sentence.
Capitalize the names of cities and states.
Capitalize names of people.
Capitalize names of months.
Capitalize important places, etc.
Name the seven possessive pronouns
my, our, his, her, its, their, your
The tired little children cried for their mother today.
What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence and how is it classified?
for their mother
p pp op
Hudson and Spencer play upstairs in the playroom during the day.
Which nouns would go into the noun chart? (Hint: There are 4.)
Also, How would they be labeled?
Hudson, Spencer, Playroom, Day
CSN, CSN, OP, OP
What are the 4 types of sentences?
Declarative, exclamatory, interrogative, imperative