Mastering Capitalization and Punctuation for First Graders

The video tutorial covers the rules of capitalization and punctuation. It explains five key rules for capitalization, including capitalizing the pronoun 'I', the first word in a sentence, proper nouns, dates, and holidays. The tutorial also provides examples of sentences with capitalization mistakes and how to correct them. Additionally, it introduces four types of punctuation: periods, question marks, exclamation marks, and their usage in statements, commands, questions, and exclamations. The video concludes with practice exercises to apply the correct punctuation in sentences.

Which pronoun is always capitalized?

• I

• they

• she

• he

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What should be capitalized in 'I am going to paris in june'?

• I, paris, june

• paris, june

• I, june

• I, paris

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which day is incorrectly capitalized in 'We leave on tuesday'?

• None

• tuesday

• on

• We

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What is the correct capitalization for holidays?

• thanksgiving

• Christmas

• All of the above

• easter

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Identify the error: 'saturday is my favorite day of the week.'

• week

• my

• saturday

• is

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

What punctuation ends a statement?

• !

• :

• ?

• .

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which sentence should end with a question mark?

• Wow that was amazing

• This is a great show

• Please sit down

• What is your name

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Choose the sentence that needs an exclamation mark.

• Are you coming with us

• I can't believe it

• He went to the store

• What time is it

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Why would 'Put your shoes on' end with a period?

• It's a question

• It's a command

• It's an exclamation

• It's a statement

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

What punctuation should follow 'Did you finish your homework'

• :

• !

• ?

• .

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B