Punctuation
What do you do with the first letter in each sentence?
Capitalize it.
What are the key components (parts) of a paragraph?
Topic sentence
Supporting details (relevant!)
closing sentence
Which form of the homophone their/there/they're fits in this sentence?
________ all so excited for the party!
they're
A paragraph should have at least how many sentences?
5
When writing a statement what goes at the end of the sentence?
A period.
What must you do to the first sentence in a paragraph?
Indent
Which is the correct form of the word to use in the sentence?
I cannot wait to meat/meet your new puppy.
meet
A paragraph should have
*a topic sentence
*supporting sentences
*a concluding/closing sentence
Which one of those will be the main idea of the paragraph?
The topic sentence.
When asking a question what goes on the end of the sentence?
A question mark.
Give an example of a proper noun for the following common noun. Write it in the chat.
state
Any capitalized state:
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
What two words is this contraction used to replace?
It's
It is
Supporting details/sentences should support what?
The main idea/topic sentence
When writing a statement with excitement what goes on the end of the sentence.
An exclamation mark.
Give three examples of pronouns.
I, you, he, she, we, they, me, him, her, us, them, my, your, his, her, our, their, mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs
Fill in the blank with the properly spelled homophone.
My family and I took a big boat out to ______.
sea
What punctuation should follow the transition word?
a comma
When listing 3 or more things in a sentence you need to use ___________ to separate them.
Write a topic sentence in the chat about a time you felt very happy.
answers will vary
Give an example of what you could write for your first sentence in a thank you to someone who bought you a book.
Answers vary.
The last sentence is called a concluding/closing sentence. What is the purpose of this sentence?
To summarize the paragraph.
(Answers that touch on this are acceptable).