Capitalization
Is this sentence properly capitalized?
My friend danny goes to my school.
No, Danny is a name and should be capitalized
What are the three types of punctuation that come at the end of a sentence?
A period, an exclamation mark and a question mark.
What should you do when you see a comma?
Pause your reading for a second
What is sentence fluency?
How clearly a sentence is written.
What can you use to find synonyms and antonyms for boring, overused words?
A thesaurus
Is this sentence properly capitalized?
have you ever seen a snake?
No. The first word in a sentence ALWAYS starts with a capital.
What type of sentence is this? What type of punctuation should come at the end of this sentence?
Where did my pencil go
A question, a question mark
Where should the comma go in the following sentence?
The floor was wet but I didn't slip.
After the word wet, before the word but
How could you make this sentence more clear?
My family take vacation and Florida we went to.
My family took a vacation to Florida.
What are the adjectives in this sentence? How do they help paint a picture?
The young girl's beautiful, silky hair flowed down her slim back like a waterfall.
young, beautiful, silky, slim / They help you see what the words are saying.
Is this sentence properly capitalized?
my cousin lives in new york.
No. The first word in a sentence ALWAYS starts with a capital and states and cities are ALWAYS capitalized.
What type of sentence is this? What type of punctuation should come at the end of this sentence?
I read the book with the bug on the cover
A statement, a period
Where should the comma go in the following sentence?
I shared my cookies cake and milk.
After the word cookies, before the word cake
How could you make this sentence more clear?
I like cooking my family and my pets.
I like cooking, my family and my pets. Commas make a BIG difference!
Which is a better sentence? Why?
a. The puppy was cute.
a. I adored the puppy with long black hair.
b, because it has more detail and paints more of a picture
Is this sentence properly capitalized?
My favorite store is called five below.
No. Store names are ALWAYS capitalized.
What type of sentence is this? What type of punctuation should come at the end of this sentence?
Whose turn is it
A question, a question mark
Are the placement of commas correct in this sentence?
I invited Madison, Billy, Kelly and Mike to my party.
Yes
How could you make this sentence more clear?
How are we get there.
How do we get there?
What is wrong with this sentence?
when did i take my skates out the closet.
1. The first word is not capitalized
2. The I is not capitalized
3. The word of is missing between out and the
4. The sentence is a question and should end in a question mark.Name 5 types of words that should be capitalized.
Names of people, proper nouns, states, cities, countries, store names, first word, titles, languages, days of the week, months of the year, holidays
What type of sentence is this? What type of punctuation should come at the end of this sentence?
We are so excited to see the movie
An exclamation, an exclamation mark
Where should the comma go in the following sentence?
She was glad it was done although it wasn't perfect.
after done, before although
How can you make this sentence more clear?
The tree make shadow with the leaves.
The tree's leaves make shadows.
Which is a better sentence? Why?
a. I almost cried when I watched the melancholy film.
b. the movie made me sad!
a, because it gives more detail and paints more of a picture AND it has proper capitalization and punctuation