Week 1.3 Capitalization and Punctuation

Front

Do you capitalize the first word in a sentence?

Back

Yes, always.

Front

How many words in the following sentence should be capitalized? 'i am going on vacation to utah.'

Back

2 (I, Utah)

Front

Fix this sentence: 'i want to go to hewes for middle school next year.'

Back

'I want to go to Hewes for middle school next year.'

Front

True or False: It is necessary to capitalize titles of books, magazines, poems, songs, etc.

Back

True.

Front

Which sentence is punctuated and capitalized correctly? 'bob is a builder.'

Back

'Bob is a builder.'

Front

What is capitalization?

Back

Capitalization is the use of uppercase letters at the beginning of sentences and proper nouns.

Front

When do you use a period?

Back

A period is used to end a declarative sentence.

Front

What is a proper noun?

Back

A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or organization, and it is always capitalized.

Front

What punctuation mark is used to show excitement or strong emotion?

Back

An exclamation mark (!).

Front

What is the purpose of punctuation?

Back

Punctuation helps clarify the meaning of sentences and indicates pauses or stops.