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What is a proper noun?

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A proper noun is a specific name for a person, place, or organization, and it always starts with a capital letter. Example: 'December', 'Riley'.

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What is a common noun?

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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: 'month', 'street'.

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What is capitalization?

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Capitalization is the use of uppercase letters at the beginning of words, usually for proper nouns, the first word in a sentence, or titles.

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What is punctuation?

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Punctuation refers to the marks used in writing that help clarify meaning. Examples include periods, commas, question marks, and quotation marks.

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What is a quotation?

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A quotation is the exact words spoken by someone, usually enclosed in quotation marks. Example: "It's time for dinner."

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What is a preposition?

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A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence. Example: 'across', 'in', 'on'.

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What is a sentence?

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A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. It starts with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark.

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject is the part of a sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about. Example: In 'Riley walked across the street', 'Riley' is the subject.

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being. Example: 'walked', 'is', 'run'.

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What is a quotation mark?

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Quotation marks are punctuation marks used to indicate the beginning and end of a quotation. Example: "Hello!"