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Capitalization
Capitalization 2
Capitalization 3
Parts of Speech
Parts of Speech 2
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What is wrong with this sentence? A little boy was supposedly lost in the woods for about three days during Winter last year.
winter should be lower case because seasons are always lowercase
100
What do you know about capitalizing seasons?
you should not capitalize them - ever - unless they are the first word of a sentence
100
Come up to the board and write the names of all four seasons correctly.
spring summer fall winter
100
What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? I looked everywhere for my book, even under the bed.
"under the bed" - prepositions show location, direction, or timing
100
Where does the comma go in this sentence? After dinner we went to the movies.
After dinner,
200
What is wrong with this sentence? The best part of the holiday season is the New year's eve party we have with my family!
New Year's Eve should all be capitalized because holiday's are always capitalized...every word...except "the" and "of" like in the Fourth of July
200
What do you know about a two-word closing in a friendly letter?
Only the first word of a closing is capitlized. Yours truly, There is also a comma after the closing.
200
Come up to the board and list three family relationships paired with names. Then list three family relationships.
Aunt Betty Uncle Joe Grandma Jean aunt uncle grandma
200
What is the appositive in the following sentence? My friend, the girl with the blue shirt, is giving her speech next.
the girl with the blue shirt
200
What is the participle in the following sentence? I am a living testimony that hard work pays off.
living - a verb that acts as an adjective
300
What is wrong with this sentence? I cannot believe that uncle Joe just laughed so hard, pop came out his nose!
uncle should be capitalized because it is paired with a name. Uncle Joe
300
Which phrases is capitalized incorrectly? The northern hemisphere north of the mall go Southwest towards the McDonald's
north of the mall - it is a directional term and directional terms are never capitalized
300
Come up to the board and write a two word closing to a friendly letter.
Yours truly, Your friend, Sincerely yours,
300
Where do the commas go? Our family now the laughingstock of the town just realized we had put up Christmas lights with pumpkins on them.
,now the laughingstock of the town, this is a nonessential appositive
300
What is the present perfect progressive tense verb in the following sentence? She has been talking about getting a dog for years now.
has been talking
400
What is wrong with this sentence? Last time I went to doctor Smith's office, I had to get a cavity filled; it was not fun!
doctor should be capitalized because it is a personal title paired with a name Doctor Smith's
400
Which sentence(s) are capitalized incorrectly? I have visited The Statue of Liberty before. Did you know the South has some amazing restaurants? I live in the southern half of town.
the first one only "the" in the first sentence should be lowercase
400
Come up to the board and write two personal titles paired with names and two personal title without names.
Doctor Smith Mayor Bob doctor mayor
400
What is the essential appositive in the sentence? My favorite restaurant Olive Garden is finally lowering their prices. (I wish!)
Olive Garden It is essential information because without it, we would not know what restaurant you are referring to.
400
What is a participle? Give an example.
an action word that is used as a describing word the laughing cow
500
What is wrong with this sentence? When going to branson to see the lights at Silver Dollar city, you need to go South on 65 for about 45 minutes.
Branson should be capitalized - Branson City should be capitalized - Silver Dollar City south should be lowercase because it is a directional term
500
How would you fix each of the following sentences? I think that the Western part of the united states is a beautiful area to live in. I have always wanted to move to The West. Are you going North or South right now?
"western" should be lowercase because it is a directional term/"United States" should be capitalized because it is a proper noun (a specific name of a country) "the" should be lowercase in "the West" "north" and "south" should be lowercase because they are directional terms
500
Come up to the board and list two directional terms and two specific geographical locations.
west northeast the North the Amazon River
500
Give three examples of present perfect progressive tense verbs.
have been walking has been talking has been living
500
Explain a present perfect progressive tense verb? Give an example.
is uses "has been" or "have been" with an -ing form it shows an action that has happened in the past and is still going on today They "have been practicing" for at least two months for this performance!