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Capitalization and Punctuation

Capitalization and Punctuation. Mr. Thomas, Madison Middle School. Why? . Writers use capital letters and punctuation marks to help the reader better understand what is written. Capital Letters. All sentences begin with capital letters. W e enjoyed reading the book.

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Capitalization and Punctuation

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  1. Capitalization and Punctuation Mr. Thomas, Madison Middle School

  2. Why? • Writers use capital letters and punctuation marks to help the reader better understand what is written.

  3. Capital Letters • All sentences begin with capital letters. We enjoyed reading the book. Those girls finished cleaning the counter.

  4. Capital Letters • Proper nouns begin with capital letters. Mr. Thomas asked if Zach would help. Uncle Rob took us to Texas.

  5. Capital Letters • The pronoun I is always capitalized. I don’t need your help. My aunt and I picked up the papers.

  6. Capital Letters • A capital letter begins the first, last, and any important word in the title of a book, magazine, song, movie, poem, or other work. Read the last chapter of Tom Sawyer. She saw Snow White when she was five years old.

  7. Punctuation: Period • A complete sentence that makes a statement ends with a period. It’s your birthday. You blow out the candle.

  8. Punctuation: Period • Most abbreviations end with a period. Dr. Howard lives on Oak Rd. near St. Mary’s Hospital.

  9. Punctuation: Question Mark • A question ends with a question mark. When will you be finished?

  10. Punctuation: Exclamation Mark • A statement expression strong feeling or excitement ends with an exclamation mark. What a beautiful day it is!

  11. Punctuation: Comma • A comma separates things in a series. I ate pizza, a burger,and ice cream.

  12. Punctuation: Comma • A comma comes before the conjunction (linking word). She finished her work, and then she went to bed.

  13. Punctuation: Comma • A comma separates an interruption from the rest of the sentence. Mrs. Thomas, our teacher, was happy.

  14. Punctuation: Comma • A comma separates quoted words from the rest of the sentence. “I wanted to go,” she remarked.

  15. Punctuation: Comma • A comma separates items in an address or date. Miami, Florida January 6, 2003

  16. Punctuation: Colon • A colon shows the reader that a list or explanation follows. I will need the following items: scissors, paper, glue, and paint.

  17. Punctuation: Quotation Marks • Quotation marks are used to identify the exact words of a speaker . President Bush said, “We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail.”

  18. Online Complete Sentence Activities Capitalization & Punctuation Practice I Capitalization & Punctuation Practice 2 Capitalization & Punctuation Practice 3 Capitalization & Punctuation Practice 4 Capitalization & Punctuation Practice 5 Capitalization & Punctuation Practice 6 Capitalization Periods, Question Marks & Exclamation Marks

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