Capitalization and Punctuation Mastery for 3rd Graders

The video tutorial reviews capitalization and punctuation rules. It covers the capitalization of official titles, family names, geographical locations, historical periods, and proper nouns. The tutorial also explains punctuation types, including periods, question marks, and exclamation points, and provides practice sentences for both capitalization and punctuation.

Which of the following should always be capitalized?

• common nouns

• the word 'the'

• personal pronouns

• the word 'and'

In the sentence 'I went to the store with Grandma', what should be capitalized?

• I

• store

• with

• Grandma

What is the rule for capitalizing geographical names?

• Only if they are at the start of a sentence

• All geographical names are capitalized

• None of the above

• Only the specific names of places

Which of the following is a correct example of a capitalized historical period?

• all of the above

• renaissance

• Jurassic Period

• the middle ages

How should a sentence that is a direct command end?

• With an exclamation point

• With a question mark

• With a period

• With a comma

What punctuation is needed for a simple statement?

• Exclamation point

• Comma

• Question mark

• Period

Which day should be capitalized in the sentence 'next tuesday Helen is going to San Francisco'?

• going

• is

• tuesday

• next

In the practice sentence, why is 'Thanksgiving' capitalized?

• Both reasons

• It's a holiday

• It's at the beginning of the sentence

• Neither reason

What punctuation mark should be used at the end of an exclamatory sentence?

• Question mark

• Period

• Exclamation point

• Comma

Which punctuation mark should follow an excited statement?

• Period

• Exclamation point

• Semicolon

• Question mark