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Grammar 101 S.T.A.R.R. information

Grammar 101 S.T.A.R.R. information. Capitalization ……….always. Beginning of a sentence W here are you? Holidays: C hristmas , F ourth of J uly , V alentines D ay

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Grammar 101 S.T.A.R.R. information

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  1. Grammar 101 S.T.A.R.R. information

  2. Capitalization ……….always • Beginning of a sentence Where are you? • Holidays:Christmas , Fourth of July , Valentines Day • Streets: 100 Holly Court , 15 River Road , 74 Continental Avenue, 24 Park Place • Months:June, July, August • Days: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday • Cities:Dallas, Houston, San Antonio • States: Texas, California, Colorado • Book Titles: Ann of Green Gables, Sarah Plain and Tall, Where the Red Fern Grows • Movie Titles: She’s the Man ACinderella Story, Lord of the Flies

  3. Always Capitalize ……. In a sentence…….. Put yourself last. (When in doubt… leave the other guy out.) Candace and I went to the store. Candace and I went to the store. Candace and me went to the store. (no sense) Always capitalize the word…..

  4. RULE” underline the letter before the “y” monkey = monkeys baby = babies fish sheep deer moose Remember saying: I have one __________ I have two ___________

  5. Possessives • IT BELONGS TO THEM….. THEY OWN IT…. USUALLY SIDE BY SIDE… That is Howard’s blanket. Those are the students’ papers.

  6. birthday winter spring p.m. summer fall a.m. NEVER CAPITALIZE THE FOLLOWING !!!!!!!!!!!

  7. I have thei r presents. (belongs to them) their Go put the chips over there on the table.(direction/place) They are (usually in the front of sentence) They’re very smart!!!!

  8. The dog wagged its tail. The tail belongs to the dog. It is (usually at the beginning of the sentence.) It’s a wonderful day.

  9. To, Too, and Two Preposition: I want to go to the store. also I want to buy some books at the store too. Want a Book? The book store is too big. The librarian is too fat. an amount We have two cats.

  10. “BLING”:Words: like a flashing sign warning that you need a comma. conjunctions Combining Words….. and, but or, so, because….. There are more ,but these are usual.

  11. Commas Series: She had eggs, cereal, toast, and jam for breakfast. Series phrase: I want you to brush your teeth,take ashower, andgo to bed. Name a person twice: Last year my teacher, Mr. Hand, told Spicoli to get out of the room.

  12. commas Introductory word…… (actual sentence underlined) Mom,can I go to the mall? No,you can’t go to the mall. First,you have to clean your room. I hate cleaning. City and state Denver, Colorado July 14, 2013 Today is Monday, July 14, 2013 July 4, 2013, will be fun.

  13. Quotation marks Separate the speaker from what they say with a comma The actual sentence is in quotation marks (what the speaker is saying.) The cheerleader yelled,“You need to make a touchdown!” “I already know that!” yelled Jeff. “I already know that,” yelled Jeff !

  14. The use of ….. a and an You can not have two vowels side by side…..if a word stats with a consonant use “A”, if a word starts with a vowel use “AN”. ASnake AFrog AnEgg AnOx

  15. Do not capitalize of, an, the, etc.. In the middle of titles Books Anne ofGreen Gables The Lion, theWitch and the Wardrobe

  16. Movie Titles The Wizard of Oz Notice…. When written it is always in correct form, but on movie posters certain liberties are take to make the movie poster stand out Diary of a Wimpy Kid

  17. Abbreviations Dr. Dr. Seuss Mr. Mr. Hand Mrs. Claus B.D. Brianna Denis Feb. February F.B.I Federal Bureau of Investigations

  18. Any and No A double negative !!!!!! Wrong: I don’t have no candy. Do not Same meaning no Correct: I don’t have any candy.

  19. REVISE CHANGE REVISION…………….. All mean the same thing

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