Capitalization
What word needs to be capitalized?
i go to school.
I
Short form works go in
Long form works go in
Short form works go in quotation marks
Long form works go in italics
When listing three items, what do you put in between them
grapes bananas and apples
a comma
grapes, bananas, and apples
A person, place, thing, or idea
NOUN
Unites two thoughts or sentences
conjunction
What word needs to be capitalized?
Mrs. stitt is the best teacher.
Stitt
the movie Twilight
italics
Use this punctuation before you list things
a colon (:)
an action word
VERB
Only three of these in the English language
articles
What word needs to be capitalized?
On Halloween, we went to see the movie scream.
Scream
the poem The Road Not Taken
"The Road Not Taken"
Use this punctuation in between two complete sentences (Not a period!)
semi-colon (;)
describes a noun
adjective
the three articles are
a, an, the
What word needs to be capitalized?
Freedom high School is the best.
High
the play The Crucible
italics
Where does the COMMA go?
If you have homework you need to do it.
If you have homework, you need to do it.
describes a verb
adverb
Used to replace a noun
pronoun
What word needs to be capitalized?
Can I get a new phone, mom?
Mom
a chapter in a book
the chapter goes in quotation marks
Name THREE reasons you use a comma
Use a comma to connect two independent clauses (sentences).
Use a comma after addressing someone.
Use a comma when listing items.
Use a comma to offset an appositive / aside (a section that describes a noun)
Use a comma when writing long numbers.
Use a comma when writing “if” sentences.
Use a comma for question tags.
Use a comma between adjectives.
Use a comma when punctuating a quotation.
Use a comma when a sentence starts with yes or no.
The pretty girl walks quickly to the school.
Identify the adjective and the adverb in the sentence.
Pretty = adjective
Quickly = adverb
Used to express a spontaneous emotion/feeling
interjection