Proper Nouns
The focus phrase for proper nouns.
I capitalize proper nouns.
The focus phrase for subjects and verbs.
My sentences have subjects and verbs.
The focus phrase for apostrophes.
I use apostrophes to show possession.
The focus phrase for coordinate adjectives.
I use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives.
Proper nouns are
specific people, places, or things.
Subjects are
the noun that is doing an action.
After a noun,
add an apostrophe and an s.
Coordinate adjectives are
two describing words that are used with a noun.
Is the following sentence grammatically correct?
Mason's favorite movie is Spookley the Square Pumpkin.
Yes
Verbs are
the action words.
If a noun ends in s,
just add the apostrophe.
Edit the following sentence to follow our focus phrase.
On a dark stormy night, I saw a ghost in the old abandoned house.
On a dark, stormy night, I saw a ghost in the old, abandoned house.
Is the following sentence grammatically correct?
Ghosts and Pumpkins are two symbols for Halloween.
No, 'pumpkins' are not proper nouns, so it does not need to be capitalized.
In the following sentence, what is the subject?
The wise, old witch chanted a spell on the black cat.
The subject is the witch.
Where does the apostrophe go in the following sentence to show possession?
Ms.Lopezs favorite Halloween movie is Coraline.
The apostrophe goes into between the z and s to be Ms.Lopez's.
Pick the correct pair of coordinating adjectives:
jumping, frightening scarecrows
spooky, scary skeletons
white, cobwebs from spiders
spooky, scary skeletons
Create a sentence with two proper nouns. The first group to write one correctly gets the points.
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In the following sentence, what is the verb?
The wise, old witch chanted a spell on the black cat.
The verb is chanted.
Where does the apostrophe go in the following sentence to show possession?
Genesis little brother is dressing up as Ghostface for Halloween.
The apostrophe goes after the last s in Genesis to be Genesis'.
Come up with two coordinating adjectives to describe the following word:
costume
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