Grade 2 Journeys Helen Keller Grammar

A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or organization. It always starts with a capital letter. Example: 'Helen Keller', 'New York'.

A common noun is a general name for a person, place, or thing. It does not start with a capital letter unless it is at the beginning of a sentence. Example: 'city', 'girl'.

We capitalize the names of the days of the week. Example: 'Monday', 'Tuesday'.

We capitalize the names of the months of the year. Example: 'January', 'February'.

The names of holidays are always capitalized. Example: 'Thanksgiving', 'Christmas'.

Titles like 'Mr.', 'Mrs.', 'Dr.', and 'Prof.' are capitalized when they come before a person's name. Example: 'Mr. Smith'.

The first word of every sentence should always be capitalized. Example: 'The dog is barking.'

The pronoun 'I' is always capitalized, no matter where it appears in a sentence.

A sentence fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought. Example: 'When we went to the park.' (This is not a complete sentence.)

A complete sentence has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. Example: 'The dog ran fast.'