Capitalization and Punctuation

When do we use a period (.)?

• At the end of a question

• At the end of a statement or sentence

• At the beginning of a sentence

• In the middle of a sentence

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

What punctuation do we use to ask a question?

• Exclamation mark (!)

• Comma (,)

• Question mark (?)

• Period (.)

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which word needs a capital letter in this sentence: 'the sun is bright'?

• the

• sun

• is

• The

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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 words need to be capitalized in this sentence: 'i visited new york in summer'?

• I, New, York

• i, new, york

• I, new, York

• i, New, york

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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 punctuation do we use to show excitement?

• Comma (,)

• Period (.)

• Exclamation mark (!)

• Question mark (?)

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

What is an exclamation mark (!) used for?

• To indicate a question

• To show strong feelings or excitement

• To separate items in a list

• To indicate a pause in a sentence

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

What is capitalization?

• Capitalization is the use of uppercase letters at the beginning of sentences and for proper nouns.

• Capitalization refers to the process of increasing the value of an asset.

• Capitalization is the act of writing in lowercase letters.

• Capitalization means to summarize a text in a concise manner.

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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 word should be capitalized in this sentence: 'my cat is fluffy'?

• My

• cat

• fluffy

• is

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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 first letter of a sentence always?

• a lowercase letter

• a capital letter

• the letter 'S'

• the letter 'A'

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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 a proper noun?

• A type of common noun that refers to general items.

• The name of a specific person, place, or thing, and it always starts with a capital letter.

• A word that describes an action or state of being.

• A noun that is not capitalized and refers to a general category.

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B