Proofreading for Capitalization and Punctuation Mastery

What must begin every sentence according to the proofreading rules?

• A comma

• A lowercase letter

• A capital letter

• A punctuation mark

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which type of noun always needs to be capitalized?

• Common noun

• Abstract noun

• Collective noun

• Proper noun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What punctuation mark should be used at the end of an exciting statement?

• Exclamation point

• Question mark

• Comma

• Period

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

What should be used at the end of a statement?

• Question mark

• Colon

• Exclamation point

• Period

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

What is necessary after items in a list before the last item?

• Comma

• Period

• Semicolon

• Exclamation point

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

What punctuation is needed at the end of a question?

• Comma

• Question mark

• Period

• Exclamation point

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

What should you do if you accidentally use a capital letter for a non-proper noun in the middle of a sentence?

• Leave it

• Underline it

• Replace it with a lowercase letter

• Highlight it

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

In the example, what letter was incorrectly capitalized in the word 'tortillas'?

• L

• T

• R

• S

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What correction is suggested for the word 'Adam' in the sentence?

• Make it uppercase

• No correction needed

• Add a comma before it

• Make it lowercase

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What proofreading mark is used to indicate a lowercase correction?

• UL

• LL

• LC

• SL