Punctuation Rules
What goes on the end of every sentence?
punctuation
Name one category that gets capitalized according to your M.I.N.T.S. chart?
M- Months, Days, Holidays
I- The pronoun I
N- Names
T- Titles
S- Start of Sentence
I love colors. My favorite color is blue. My dog is named Umi. My second favorite color is yellow!
My dog is named Umi.
i have a yellow car
I have a yellow car.
today I have a test
Today I have a test.
What goes at the end of a question?
Question Mark
Do you have to capitalize people's names?
yes
Yesterday I went to the mall. I bought clothes for London at the mall! After we were done shopping I got lunch at Wendy's. Ms. Heisey gives too much math homework!
Ms. Heisey gives too much math homework!
today is wednesday
Today is Wednesday.
i am so excited right now
I am so excited right now!
What goes at the end of a statement?
A period
DO you have to capitalize the beginning of every sentence?
Yes
Dogs are better than cats. I want to go to PetSmart later to see the dogs. Dogs are easier to train and are more friendly. Dogs also don't need a litter box. Cats are ok, but not as good as dogs!
I want to go to PetSmart later to see the dogs.
is it monday or tuesday
Is it Monday or Tuesday?
i have math with ms. heisey
I have math with Ms. Heisey.
What goes at the end of an exciting sentence?
Exclamation Point!
Do you have to capitalize the word 'we' every time?
No
In Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor, Frank was able to overcome many problems. He wanted to win the science fair prize to pay off his Grandpa's bills. Watson made industrial strength peanut butter bubble gum. That plan failed when Edison stole his science prize idea. Frank was able to come up with an idea for a levitating skateboard and used the money from that to pay off the bills! Frank used new ideas instead of giving up when the first failed.
Watson made industrial strength peanut butter bubble gum.
sareen has a yellow cat named pudding
Sareen has a yellow cat named Pudding.
we have a break after tuesday because of thanksgiving
We have a break after Tuesday because of Thanksgiving!
What do you use between thoughts but when the sentence is not ending?
Comma
Which of these do not need to be capitalized:
Names
Company names
Types of food
Titles of movies
Types of Food
Fall is the best season. One good thing about Fall is that the leaves are so pretty! The lake is pretty. I also like that the weather is beginning to cool down. One of my favorite holidays- Halloween- is also in Fall!
The lake is pretty.
sareen got mrs. cuozzo a coffee from starbucks
Sareen got Mrs. Cuozzo a coffee from Starbucks.
mr. wolf teaches at aim high school
Mr. Wolf teaches at Aim High School.