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UNIT 5
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It starts….A Capital letter It ends….Punctuation Declarative sentence…a PERIOD Imperative sentence…a PERIOD Interrogative sentence…a ???? An Exclamatory sentence…!!!! No run on sentence…a sentence has to be JUST RIGHT
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Proper Noun: a word that names a SPECIFIC person, place, object Davy Crockett, Chicago, Declaration of Independence Also…Specific days of the week, months of the year, and holidays Tuesday, March, Fourth of July Another specific: buildings and companies Empire State Building, Phillips Petroleum Company, St. Joseph School Proper adjectives come from Proper Nouns Africa…African culture Brazil…Brazilian dance Irish stew, Spanish horses, American soil
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A, tells you to PAUSE The child, in the blue dress, is very cute. Ann, Keith, John, and Mary were late to class. A, can change the meaning of a sentence Beth, Ann, John, and Paul were chosen for the play. Beth Ann and John Paul were chosen for the play. A series: a, is used to separate three or more items in a list: I had to buy bread, cheese, milk,and ham at the store. No comma before the last item No comma if a sentence only lists two items.
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Introductory words: words that “introduce” a sentence: yes, no, well Use a comma after an introductory word. Yes, I will help you with the assignment. Well, I guess I better get busy. Noun in a direct address Use a comma to set off the person you are addressing. ( isolate the word) Nancy, would you please go get the mail? I hope you can attend the meeting, R alph
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Interjection: a word(s) that shows feeling or emotion Exclamation Point: STRONG feeling, stands alone: Ouch! I dropped the hammer on my to e. Wow! That game was terrific! Comma: Mild feeling, begins the sentence: Well, I guess you can go. Oh, I thought you were sick. Interjections HurrayHeyNo…YesWell Good griefAhOopsWhew OkayOhOuchWow
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ0696Uh Wrc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ0696Uh Wrc
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These are my words…you are borrowing them…give me credit Direct quotation: exact words being quoted…Need a capital letter, quotation marks, commas, and punctuation Mark said, “ I have two rabbits.” (comma, quotation mark, capital I, period, quotation marks) “Give me the picture,” demanded Scott. ( quotation mark, capital G, comma, quotation mark, period If the quotation asks a question or is exclamation, put the question mark or exclamation point, inside the quotation. “Where are you going?” asked Betsy. ((quotation mark, capital W, question mark, quotation mark, period “That is a great idea !” exclaimed Ralph. ( quotation mark, capital T, exclamation mark, quotation mark, period.)
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When a quotation is divided put quotation marks around both parts. “What do you think,” asked Mark, “that the teacher will do about the test?” ( quotation, capital W, comma, quotation, comma, quotation, lower case t, question mark, quotation.) If the second part of the quotation continues the same sentence, do not capitalize the first word. If it starts a new sentence then capitalize the first word. “Who is going,” asked the teacher, “to the museum tomorrow?” ( quotation, capital W, comma, quotation, comma, quotation, lower case t, question mark, quotation) “Who is going to the museum tomorrow?” asked the teacher. “ I really need to know.” ( quotation, capital W, question mark, quotation, period, “quotation, capital I, period, quotation) “I will get the supplies,” said Betsy. “ I will have my mom help me.” ( quotation, capital I, comma, quotation, period, quotation, capital I, period, quotation)
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Abbreviation: shortened form of a word…Begins with a capital letter and ends with a period: Mister: Mr. Doctor: Dr. Initials: a letter that represents the first name of a person and/or the middle name of a person: Joan Martha Cook: J.M. Cook: capital letter/period
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Titles of books, news papers, magazines, and major written works: Capitalize first word, all important words, and last word…do not capitalize articles or non-important words The St. Louis Post Dispatch (newspaper) Call of the Wild(book) In print: Title is Italicized…written Underline Short pieces: poems, songs, short stories, articles, song titles, book titles: Use quotations “This Land is Your Land” (song) “A Night in the Museum” (short story)
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