Grammar
Capitalization Rules
Mickey Mouse ... names of people
Thanksgiving Day... holidays
Empire State Building... names of buildings
Sunday... days of the week
January... months of the year
Main Street... names of streets
Dublin, New Hampshire... cities and states
North America... continents
United States... countries
Dear Fred, ... letter greeting
Sincerely yours, ...first word of letter closing
A Wrinkle in Time... titles (first, last, & all importantwords in-between)
The sun dipped slowly. ... first word in a sentence
We are here,” Tim and he said. ...first word in a quote
A declarative sentence tells
something that ends with a
period.
Examples
The earthquake caused a great deal of damage.
Stay calm during an earthquake.
The woods were quiet.
An exclamatory sentence
expresses strong feeling. Itends with an exclamation mark.
Examples
Earthquake!
I’m scared and I want my mommy!
Duck and cover!
An imperative sentence gives arequest or an order. It usually ends with a period.
Examples
Please take that away from me.
Stay where you are.
Get under the tree.
An interrogative sentence asks
a question. It ends with a
question mark.
Examples
What was that?
How should he protect himself in the woods?
Where could he hide?