Conventions
Every sentence must start with this.
A capital letter.
Fix the mistakes in this sentence:
My mother taked me to mcDonald's yesterday.
My mother took me to McDonald's yesterday.
I can't find my homework.
Simple sentence
What do we call the first sentence of a paragraph?
The main idea sentence.
This letter must always be capitalized when written by itself or in a contraction.
I
Fix the mistakes in this sentence:
We goed to the movies last friday.
We went to the movies last Friday.
Underneath the basement stairs I saw a monster, but he did not see me.
Compound sentence
What do we call the last sentence of a paragraph?
The conclusion
Every sentence must conclude with an end mark. What are the three possible end marks?
A period, question mark and exclamation mark.
Fix the mistakes in this sentence:
What did i do wrong.
What did I do wrong?
She did not cheat on the test, it was not the right thing to do.
Compound sentence
What do we put at the top of our papers to let the reader know what we are writing about.
Heading (and/or subheadings), title
What are 2 of the 4 reasons you capitalize a letter in a sentence?
proper noun
beginning of sentence
letter I
Abbreviation (OK, Mr. )
Fix the mistakes in this sentence:
She been watching TV all day
She has been watching TV all day.
I think I will buy the red car, or I will lease the blue one.
Compound sentence
Editing means
To fix your mistakes
Give me one reason you need to use a comma in a sentence.
- To separate items in a list
- To separate a compound sentence before the conjunction
-To separate an dependent clause from the rest of the sentence
-To separate a quotation
- To indicate a break in the sentence
Fix the mistakes in this sentence:
I hope we got to go to new york soon.
I hope we get to go to New York soon.
I love to go to the beach on Sundays.
Simple sentence
Which sentence does not belong?
1.(1) To control a nosebleed, sit down and lean forward. (2) Put pressure on the side that is bleeding for about five minutes. (3) Julie pinches her nose hard. (4) Consult a doctor if the bleeding does not stop within 15 minutes.
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