Capitalization
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we are back at school today. Jody and i are happy to see each other again.
We are back at school today. Jody and I are happy to see each other again.
Always capitalize the first word of a sentence and always capitalize the letter I, no matter where it is in a sentence.
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What did you eat for Thanksgiving dinner.
This is a question, so it should end wit a question mark.
What did you eat for Thanksgiving dinner?
Placement of pronouns is important.
What is a pronoun? Are there different kinds of pronouns?
A pronoun replaces a noun. Yes, here are subject and direct object pronouns.
What is a verb tense?
There are many verb tenses in English. Name four verb tenses.
A verb tense tells you if the sentence is in present, past, past perfect, or future tense.
Which sentence is correct?
The girls goes to the mall.
The girls go to the mall.
The girls go to the mall.
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our school is nomma.
Our school is NOMMA.
Capitalize the fist letter of a sentence and proper nouns.
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My sister brother and cousin Jose like to play video games eat pizza watch sports and movies together
Always put a comma if there are more that two things.
My sister, brother, and cousin Jose like to play video games, eat pizza, watch sports, and movies together.
What is a subject pronoun? Which of these nouns are subject pronouns?
she , they, them
her, we, us
me, I, him, he
we
us
Subject pronouns replace a subject noun.
The subject pronouns are she, they, we, I , he
What verb tense is this sentence? How do you know?
I slept late last week and got up when I wanted to. It was great!
This is past tense. You know because the verbs slept, got, wanted and was are all past tense verbs.
Which is correct?
Mike and Kay are our good friends. They come to our house often.
Mike and Kay are our good friends. They comes to our house often.
Mike and Kay are our good friends. They come to our house often.
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My mom is catholic and she goes to mass at st john the Baptist church every sunday.
My mom is Catholic. She goes to Mass at St. John the Baptist Church every Sunday.
Capitalize religions, proper nouns like names of churches and days of the week.
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"Goal That was a great play I am proud of you. " mom screamed.
These sentences all show emotion. You should put an exclamation mark after each one.
"Goal! That was a a great play! I am proud of you!" Mom screamed.
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I really like him. him and me have been texting a lot. My friend Sally, told I that he was really smart. I hope us can go out on a date soon.
I really like him is correct. I is the subject and him is the direct object. Him and I have been texting is wrong. For the subject, you have to use, he and I. Sally told I is wrong. Sally is the subject and you are the direct object so it should be Sally told me that he was smart. I hope we can go out on a date soon. We and I are the subject.
Most past tense verbs end in? Irregular verbs have irregular endings which you have to memorize.
Regular past tense verbs end on ed.
walked
asked
smelled
Which is correct? Why?
I goes to school at NOMMA.
He goes to school at NOMMA.
Third person singular adds es to present tense verbs. First and Second person singular do not add es.
He goes to school at NOMMA.
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Mayor latoya cantrell said we don't have to wear masks in new Orleans if we are vaccinated.
Mayor Latoya Cantrell said we don't have to wear masks in New Orleans if we are vaccinated.
Capitalize proper nouns like names of people and places.
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It was hard to get up early again and put on my Camis for school I had to make sure I wasn't wearing jewelry and my hair was cut we didn't have to worry about those things over the holidays I wonder if my friend forgot.
This is a run on sentence. There is no punctuation so you don't know where one sentence stops and another one starts.
It was hard to get up early and put on Camis for school! I had to make sure I wasn't wearing jewelry and my hair was cut. We did not have to worry about these things over the holidays. I wonder if my friend forgot?
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A lot of people are afraid to get the COVID Vaccine because she thinks it will harm him. When we get the vaccine, us is happy they won't get as sick.
It is important to remember what our subject is. If the subject is a female, then the pronoun will be she or her. If the subject is a male, then the pronouns will be he, him. Plurals are they, them. You have to be careful not to mix these up.
A lot of people are afraid to get the COVID Vaccine, because they think it will harm them. When we get the vaccine, we are happy we won't get as sick.
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I am very tired last night. I stay up late the night before and sleep poorly. I will have to remember to payed attention in class.
If you see a time in a sentence then it will help you know the verb tense. Last night means past tense. The night before means past tense.
I was very tired last night. I stayed up late the night before and slept poorly. I will have to remember to pay attention in class.
Do you add es to third person verbs in the past, past perfect or future tense?
No, only in the third person present tense.
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I said, "thank you dad for explaining this to me. i really appreciate that. "
Always capitalize the first letter in a sentences, and dad or mom, if you are using it as a name. Always capitalize he first word after a quotation mark.
I said, "Thank you Dad, for explaining this to me. I really appreciate that."
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My favorite food is lasagna the cheese is melted and the sauce tastes so great I called my sons and said "Come on over and eat some delicious lasagne" They said " Ok we will be right over"
There are six punctuation mistakes in this paragraph.
My favorite food is lasagna. the cheese is melted and the sauce tastes so great. I called my sons and said. "Come on over and eat some delicious lasagna." They said, "Ok, we will be right over."
Some pronouns are possessive pronouns. They show ownership.
Which pronouns are possessive pronouns?
me, my, our(s), your(s) they, them, theirs, he, her, his hers
Possessive pronouns show ownership. For example: My hair is grey. The hair belongs to me so it is my hair. Your hair is brown. Your hair belongs to you so it is your hair.
my, our, ours, your, yours, theirs, his, hers
What happens when you mix up the verb tenses in a sentence? For example:
She go to the store yesterday and buy a new sweater. It is too big so she went back tomorrow to get a different one.
Answer the question and correct the sentence.
Your writing is unclear and confusing.
She went to the store yesterday and bought a new sweater. It was too big, so she will go back tomorrow and get a different one.
Subject verb agreement means ________________________________.
Subject verb agreement means that the tense of the verb depends on the subject. The subject ust agree with the verb.
I go, they go, we go
he goes, she goes, it goes