Capitalization
When should you capitalize the first word in a sentence?
Always!!!
How can I check my sentence to see if it makes sense?
a. look at it for a long time b. reread it c. write it again
Reread it
What punctuation mark should be used at the end of a question?
A Question Mark
pound and _______.
tap
Which of these words should get a capital letter? haiti, boat, school
Haiti
Sentences need to have a naming and telling part. Turn this into a complete sentence: The girl
(Accept any response that adds a telling part)
For example: The girl likes to read.
What punctuation should be used at the end of this sentence? Zoya and Raegan like to flip
a period (.)
What strategies can we use to make sure we have spacing between our words when writing?
(Accept any reasonable answer)
use our fingers to make space; use popsicle stick to make space
Fix the capitalization mistakes in this sentence:
the dog is hot.
The dog is hot.
Every sentence needs to have a naming part and a _________________.
telling part
What 2 kinds of punctuation are found in this sentence: I can't believe there are only 8 and a half days of school left!
Exclamation point and Apostrophe
The duc is in the pond.
Rewrite the following sentence with correct capitalization: my mom likes to run.
My mom likes to run.
Make this a complete sentence:
rides his bike
(Accept any response that adds a naming part)
Example: Octavius rides his bike.
What punctuation mark should go at the end of this sentence?
What is for lunch
question mark (?)
What is wrong with this sentence?
Dogs and kats like to pla.
Dogs and cats like to play.
(Cats and play were not spelled correctly.)