Capitalization
True or False: We capitalize proper nouns, beginning of quotations, and titles.
True!
We also capitalize the beginning of sentences, honorifics (Ms. Mr.), name of brands, days, months, holidays, historical periods, etc.
Is this a simple or a compound sentence?
Lewis and Alice played in the yard.
Simple!
What do we use at the end of a sentence?
(Hint: a period is not the correct answer)
Punctuation!
What is Ms. Gerencser's favorite color?
Blue, but if you wrote orange or green you will get 50 points.
Is this sentence capitalized correctly, yes or no?
the museum has a new butterFly exhibit.
No!
The museum has a new butterfly exhibit.
Is this a simple or a compound sentence?
Macie is going to Blue Hill High School, but Margot will stay behind.
Compound!
What do we put around dialogue?
Quotation marks
I said, "Make sure you get your homework done."
True or False: One Minecraft block is equal to one meter
True!
Do we capitalize acronyms?
Yes!
ELA (English Language Arts)
UN (United Nations)
What does the acronym FANBOYS stand for? Double points if you can name what type of word they are.
For, and, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Coordinating conjunctions
Semicolon ;
At sign @
Apostrophe '
Parenthesis ()
What is Ms. Gerencser's first name? Double points if you can spell it correctly.
Katelyn
No you cannot call me Ms. Katelyn
Rewrite this sentence to be correctly capitalized:
we walked through j.d smith middle school and went to ms. bri's room.
We walked through J.D. Smith Middle School and went to Ms. Bri's room.
Rewrite these two simple sentences to make one compound sentence.
My mom was sick. she decided to take the day off.
My mom was sick, so she decided to take the day off.
Rewrite this sentence with the correct punctuation:
Lydia said Is this my prom dress or yours
Lydia said, "Is this my prom dress or yours?"
Which of these is a commonly used coding language?
Boa, Viper, Python, or Pythagorean?
Python
Rewrite this sentence to be correctly capitalized:
last summer my uncle frank, my aunt susan, and i went to california to visit disney.
Last summer my Uncle Frank, my Aunt Susan, and I went to California to visit Disney.
What is the difference between a dependent and an independent clause?
A dependent is a group of words that cannot be a sentence on its own.
An independent clause can stand on its own as a sentence.
What is wrong with this sentence?
I went to the store, but they were closed, so I got in my car, turned my radio on, backed out, and then went home.
There are too many commas! It should say:
I went to the store, but they were closed. I got in my car, turned my radio on, backed out, and then went home.
Draw and label the plot diagram
(Pretend this is an image of a plot diagram)