Capitalization
What do we capitalize at the beginning of a sentence?
The first letter of the first word.
What punctuation mark goes at the end of a question?
Question mark (?).
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a verb?
An action word
What are you going to do over the summer?
Response varies
Name a day of the week that needs to be capitalized.
Monday, Tuesday, etc.
What do we use to show that a sentence is strong or exciting?
Exclamation mark (!)
Give an example of a noun that is a place.
School, park, city, etc
What is the verb in this sentence? "She jumps high."
Jumps
Where does the comma go in this sentence: I love cookies and I love cake.
Before the and: I love cookies, and I love cake.
Which words in this sentence should be capitalized? "my friend lives in new york."
My, New York
In this sentence, what punctuation is missing? "Can we go to the park"
A question mark (?).
Is "Sarah" a proper noun? Yes or No?
Yes
Is "run" a verb? Yes or No?
Yes.
Correct the sentence: i have TEN cats and TwO dogs.
I have ten cats and two dogs.
Should you capitalize the title of a book? Yes or No?
Yes
What punctuation do we use to separate items in a list?
Comma (,)
Identify the noun in this sentence: "The dog ran quickly."
Dog
Fill in the blank: I love to ____ pizza and drink soda.
eat
What is the subordinate clause in this sentence: After I went to the movies, I went home.
After I went to the movies
What is the rule for capitalizing proper nouns?
Proper nouns are always capitalized because they name specific people, places, or organizations.
What is the purpose of quotation marks?
To show someone’s exact words
Which word is not a noun?
Jump, girl, boy, beach, scissors
Jump
What do we call verbs that show an action happening right now?
Present tense verbs
What is a compound sentence?
A compound sentence combines two independent sentences together using a conjunction.