Punctuation
Most sentences end with this.
period or full stop (.)
Every sentence starts with this.
capital letter
The part of the sentence that tells what or who the sentence is about.
Subject
This part of speech includes people, places, and things.
noun
A sentence that tells what someone or something is or does.
declarative sentence
This is used when you make a list in a sentence.
comma (,)
These are found on calendars and must be capitalized.
Days and Months
The part of the sentence that tells what happened.
predicate
This type of word describes the action in a sentence.
verb
A question mark would indicate this type of sentence.
interrogative sentence
This mark shows ownership or possession.
apostrophe (')
The words that should be capitalized in the following sentence: i am going to talk to robert.
I
Robert
A group of words that can't stand alone.
E.g. ...because she was hungry
Dependent Clause
A word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun
adjective
A sentence that gives a command or makes a request.
imperative sentence
This mark indicates excitement or anger.
Exclamation point (!)
These types of nouns require capitalization.
proper nouns
The basic structure of sentences in English is S-V-O. What does this stand for?
Subject-Verb-Object
Verbs ending with -ing
Gerunds
A sentence that shows strong feeling.
exclamatory sentence
This “double apostrophe” goes by this name.
quotation marks (")
The word(s) that should be capitalized in the following sentence: abraham lincoln was the president during the civil war.
Abraham, Lincoln, Civil, and War
The part missing from the following sentence to make it complete: Ran out of the room in tears.
Subject
Give 5 examples of PAST PARTICIPLE
5 examples
The two types of sentences that cannot end in a period.
interrogative and exclamatory