Sentence Types
What type of sentence is "I like ice cream."?
Answer: What is a declarative sentence?
What do we do when we make proof-readers marks to insert punctuation?
a carrot below the insert
Which words need to be capitalized in the sentence: "i live in new york"?
Answer: I, New York
How do you show possession for a singular noun
Answer: cat's add an apostrophe s ('s)
What is a noun?
Person, place, thing, or idea
What type of sentence is "What is your favorite color?"?
Answer: What is an interrogative sentence?
period
True or False: The word "Monday" should always be capitalized.
Answer: True
Which is correct: "the dogs bone" or "the dog's bone"?
The dog's bone
Identify the noun in the following sentence: "The dog barked loudly."
Answer: Dog
What type of sentence is "Go to your room!"?
Answer: What is an imperative sentence?
What type of punctuation goes at the end of each sentence type.
imperative- period
declarative- period
excamatory- exclamation point
interogative- exclamation point
True or false: names of seasons should be capitalized.
False
What is the possessive form of the noun "book"?
Answer: What is book's?
300 Points: Name three proper nouns.
Examples could include: Sarah, London, McDonald's.
What type of sentence is "Wow, what a beautiful day!"?
Answer: What is an exclamatory sentence?
Yes Mr Klutz is the principal of EMS
Yes, Mr. Klutz is the principal of E.M.S.
Fix this sentence:
thanksgiving day is on thursday, november 28th.
Thanksgiving Day is on Thursday, November 28th.
what is the name of this symbol -> '
apostrophe
Is happiness a noun
Define each of the 4 sentence types.
Declarative- statement
interogative- question
Imperative- command
Exclamatory- emotional statement
What are the 3 comma rules
1) after yes/no at beginning of sentence
2) before an after a noun being addressed
3) with a joining word to fix a run-on sentence
What is the rule for capitalizing titles?
Answer: Capitalize the first and last word, and all major words in between.
Write the noun in possessive form: Bob went to the store to get his groceries today.
Bob's groceries
What is a noun that refers to a person, place, or thing that is abstract or intangible?
Answer: What is an abstract noun?