Miscellaneous
Give three reasons why you would need to capitalize a letter?
Possible answers:
beginning of sentence, name, city, street, movie, song, book, body of water
Where should I put commas in this sentence
I like apples oranges and bananas.
I like apples, oranges, and bananas.
What is the apostrophe mistake in the following sentence and how can it be fixed?
She did'nt play the piano today.
She didn't play the piano today.
What letter needs to be capitalized in the following sentence?
a girl bought some bananas at the store today.
A
What is the punctuation mark used to separate items in a list and let the reader know when to pause?
comma
Where should I put a comma in the following sentence:
After I went to the grocery store I made lunch.
After I went to the grocery story, I made lunch.
Where does the apostrophe belong in the following sentence:
Carolines pencil glows in the dark.
Caroline's pencil glows in the dark.
What letters need to be capitalized in the following sentence:
I go to ray miller elementary.
R, M, E
What are words like above, below, near, close to, and through. (Think of the bee and the bottle activity)
Prepositions
Where should the comma go in the following sentence:
I do not like pizza but I love macaroni and cheese.
I do not like pizza, but I love macaroni and cheese.
Which of the following sentences are correct:
James's bike is blue.
Jame's bike is blue.
James' bike is blue.
James's bike is blue.
What letters need to be capitalized in the following sentence?
My teacher is ms. tackes.
M and T
What is the punctuation mark used in the work can't
apostrophe
Where should the comma go in the following sentence:
My friend Shelby went on a bike ride with me.
My friend, Shelby, went on a bike ride with me.
When two words are pushed together and an apostrophe shows that there are missing letters, what is this called?
(examples: can't, don't, shouldn't)
Contractions
What letters need to be capitalized in the following sentence?
I am going to the pacific ocean and new york in july.
P, O, N, Y, J
What are words that express strong emotion like Wow! and Yikes!
interjections
Where are commas needed in the following sentence:
"I cannot wait to go to Thousand hills today" Claire said "because I am going to walk kayak and swim."
"I cannot wait to go to Thousand Hills today," Claire said, "because I am going to walk, kayak, and swim.
Where should the apostrophe go in the following sentence?
I am going to my mother-in-laws house later today.
I am going to my mother-in-law's house later today.
What letters in the following sentence need to be capitalized:
I am going to visit the midwest on tuesday because my grandfather lives in wentzville, missouri.
M, T, W, M