Week 31 Grammar & Punctuation Review

Week 31 Grammar & Punctuation Review

Overview: What are we reviewing?

• Quotation Marks

• Comparative and Superlative

Quotation Marks Review

• Two major ways we learned how to use quotations: titles and direct quotes

• Direct Quotes: Exactly what someone says

• Titles for short works: poems, songs, book chapters, newspaper articles, television episodes

• NOT for books, movies, television shows

How to Add Quotation Marks

• Put quotation marks around the beginning and end of a quote.

• Ex: Henry said "Derick can't come to the party tonight." <---See how the quotation marks are on both sides of the quote?

• Periods and commas often go inside the quotation marks. BUT there are exceptions to this.

• Where can direct quotes go? Anywhere, beginning, middle or end of the sentence. Quotes can also be broken up by unquoted words.

• Ex: Henry said "Derick can't come to the party tonight." <--End

• "Dean hates dogs," Coby muttered. <--beginning

• "I'm not going home yet," Erica said smugly, "I don't care what mom says." <--Beginning and end

More Quotation Marks Stuff

• When do I capitalize? When you put the entire quote, capitalize the first letter.

• Ex: Marcus looked at me, "You're always trying to find yourself in other people."

• When you only use a piece of the quote, don't capitalize the first letter.

• Ex: Marcus told me I'm always trying to "find myself in other people."

Multiple Choice

Practice: How is the following sentence written correctly?

"Maya Angelous once said" Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it."

• Maya Angelous once said "Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it."

• Maya Angelous once said "Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.

• "Maya Angelous once said Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it."

• As it is.

Multiple Choice

Practice: How is the following sentence written correctly?

I read a chapter of my book called Searching for Tigers the other day.

• "I read a chapter of my book called Searching for Tigers the other day."

• I read a chapter of my book called "Searching for Tigers" the other day.

• "I read a chapter of my book called" Searching for Tigers the other day.

• As it is.

Multiple Choice

Practice: How is the following sentence written correctly?

I listened to a song called Neon Hearts during class today.

• I listened to a song called "Neon Hearts" during class today.

• I listened to a song called "Neon Hearts during class today."

• "I listened to a song called Neon Hearts during class today."

• As it is.

Multiple Choice

Practice: How is the following sentence written correctly?

"Don't worry about what other people think", my cousin always used to tell me.

• "Don't worry about what other people think, my cousin" always used to tell me.

• "Don't worry about what other people think, my cousin always used to tell me."

• "Don't worry about what other people think", my cousin always used to tell me.

• As it is.

Multiple Choice

Practice: How is the following sentence written correctly?

We've got two minutes before the bell rings, Joseph sighed, I guess I'll just fail this math test then.

• We've got two minutes before the bell rings, Joseph sighed, "I guess I'll just fail this math test then."

• "We've got two minutes before the bell rings," Joseph sighed, I guess I'll just fail this math test then.

• "We've got two minutes before the bell rings," Joseph sighed, "I guess I'll just fail this math test then."

• As it is.

Comparative & Superlative

• Comparative: "er" Comparing two or more things.

• Ex: He is faster than his teammate. She is stronger than her brother.

• Superlative: "Super" Being at the top of something using "est".

• Ex: That puppy is the biggest in her litter. He is the hungriest child I've ever met.

Multiple Choice

Practice: How is the following sentence written correctly?

My uncle is shortest than his sister.

• My uncle is shortest than his sisters.

• My uncle is shorter than his sister.

• As it is.

Multiple Choice

Practice: How is the following sentence written correctly?

Margaret is the smaller chicken in her flock.

• Margaret is the smallest chicken in her flock.

• Margaret is a smaller chicken than her flock.

• As it is.

Multiple Choice

Practice: How is the following sentence written correctly?

I usually get up earlier than my friend.

• I usually get up early than my friend.

• I usually get up earliest than my friend.

• As it is.

Multiple Choice

Practice: How is the following sentence written correctly?

I'm the gooder cook in our house, Martin said proudly.

• "I'm the best cook in our house," Martin said proudly.

• "I'm the gooder cook in our house," Martin said proudly.

• I'm the best cook in our house, Martin said proudly.

• As it is.

Multiple Choice

Practice: How is the following sentence written correctly?

I think my dog might be smartest than yours, Maggie said carefully.

• I think my dog might be smarter than yours, Maggie said carefully.

• "I think my dog might be smartest than yours", Maggie said carefully.

• "I think my dog might be smarter than yours," Maggie said carefully.

• As it is.

Done!! :D