Capitalization
What part of a sentence always begins with a capital letter?
The first word (Always proper nouns as well.)
What punctuation mark ends a question?
A question mark
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing.
What is a verb?
An action word
mr. taylor and i went to des moines on saturday to watch the huskies play
Mr. Taylor and I went to Des Moines on Saturday to watch the Huskies play.
Which words in a title should be capitalized?
The first, last, and all important words.
Add punctuation: wow that was awesome
Wow, that was awesome!
Identify the proper noun: We visited the zoo in Chicago.
Chicago.
Identify the verb: The dog barked loudly.
barked
the students was excited when they heard we get pizza for lunch
The students were excited when they heard we get pizza for lunch.
Fix this: my friend josh lives in des moines, iowa.
My friend Josh lives in Des Moines, Iowa.
What punctuation separates items in a list?
comma
Fix this: my teacher mrs. flaws works at winterset middle school.
My teacher, Mrs. Flaws, works at Winterset Middle School.
Correct this sentence: We was reading our new books.
We were reading our new books.
emma asked can we go to the park after dinner
Emma asked, “Can we go to the park after dinner?”
True or False: The word “I” is only capitalized at the beginning of a sentence.
False – “I” is always capitalized.
Fix this: mrs. flaws said we are having a writing bootcamp
Mrs. Flaws said, “We are having a Writing Bootcamp!”
Which words in this sentence should be capitalized? our family went to blank park zoo last friday.
Our, Blank Park Zoo, Friday.
What’s the verb phrase in this sentence: Mrs. Flaws is helping students write paragraphs.
helping
i love reading wonder and harry potter during silent reading time
I love reading Wonder and Harry Potter during silent reading time.
Correct the sentence: my aunt sarah lives in kansas city near the plaza.
My Aunt Sarah lives in Kansas City near The Plaza.
Correct the sentence: do you want to go to the movies or stay home tonight
Do you want to go to the movies or stay home tonight?
Correct the sentence: mr. wilson took his class to the museum of science and industry.
Mr. Wilson took his class to the Museum of Science and Industry.
Correct the sentence: the players was running across the field during practice.
The players were running across the field during practice.
we visited the zoo in chicago illinois last summer it was so fun
We visited the zoo in Chicago, Illinois, last summer. It was so fun!