Conventions
Every sentence must start with this.
capital letter
How many sentences should make up a paragraph?
3-5 sentences
Fix the mistakes in this sentence:
My mother taked me to the Museum of Science yesterday.
My mother took me to Museum of Science yesterday.
It's/its going to rain this weekend.
It's
What goes up but never goes down?
Your age
Every sentence must conclude with an end mark. What are the three possible end marks?
period, question mark or exclamation mark
What do we call the first paragraph of an essay?
Introduction/opening
Fix the mistakes in this sentence:
We goes to the movies last friday.
We went to the movies last Friday.
I bought too/two/to many pairs of shoes at the store.
too
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
This letter must always be capitalized when written by itself or in a contraction.
What do we call the last paragraph of an essay?
Conclusion/Closing
Fix the mistakes in this sentence:
What did i do wrong.
What did I do wrong?
I invited my friends to go to the mall. They're/There/Their going to be so surprised when they realize I am actually throwing them a party.
They're (They Are)
What begins with T ends with T and has T in it?
A teapot
What are 2 of reasons you capitalize a letter/word in a sentence?
proper noun (month/days, country/city/state, company)
beginning of sentence
letter I
Abbreviation (Mr./Mrs.)
What does it mean to edit to your work?
fix your mistakes, make improvements
Fix the mistakes in this sentence:
I hope we will go to new york soon.
I hope we will go to New York soon.
Their/there/they're house is white with blue shutters.
Their
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness
A complete sentence should always have a ____ and a ____ to express a complete thought.
A complete sentence should always have a subject (who or what the sentence is about) and a verb (the action or state of being) to express a complete thought.
The first sentence of your paragraph should let the reader know what your paragraph is going to be about. What is this sentence called?
Topic Sentence/Thesis
Fix the mistakes in this sentence:
ms bruckman said we can have extra coins if we finish our worked
Ms. Bruckman said we can have extra coins if we finish our work.
I love the California campgrounds. We are going they're /their/ there next weekend.
there
I am always running, but never get tired or hot. What am I?
A Fridge