1	Capitalization and Punctuation A Project LA Activity
2	Why? Writers use capital letters and punctuation marks to help the reader better understand what is written.
3	Capital Letters All sentences begin with capital letters. We enjoyed reading the book. Those girls finished cleaning the counter.
4	Capital Letters Proper nouns begin with capital letters. Mrs. Clark asked if Amy would help. Uncle Rob took us to Texas.
5	Capital Letters The pronoun I is always capitalized. I don’t need your help. My aunt and I picked up the papers.
6	Capital Letters A capital letter begins the first, last, and any important word in the title of a book, magazine, song, movie, poem, or other work. Read the last chapter of Tom Sawyer. She saw Snow White when she was five years old.
7	Punctuation: Period A complete sentence that makes a statement ends with a period. It’s your birthday. You blow out the candle.
8	Punctuation: Period Most abbreviations end with a period. Dr. Howard lives on Oak Rd. near St. Mary’s Hospital.
9	Punctuation: Question Mark A question ends with a question mark. When will you be finished?
10	Punctuation: Exclamation Mark A statement expression strong feeling or excitement ends with an exclamation mark. What a beautiful day it is!
11	Punctuation: Comma A comma separates things in a series. I ate pizza, a burger, and ice cream.
12	Punctuation: Comma A comma comes before the conjunction that compounds independent clauses. She finished her work, and then she went to bed.
13	Punctuation: Comma A comma separates an interruption from the rest of the sentence. Mr. Walker, our teacher, was happy.
14	Punctuation: Comma A comma separates quoted words from the rest of the sentence. “I wanted to go,” she remarked.
15	Punctuation: Comma A comma separates items in an address or date. Miami, Florida January 6, 2003
16	Punctuation: Colon A colon shows the reader that a list or explanation follows. I will need the following items: scissors, paper, glue, and paint.
17	Punctuation: Quotation Marks Quotation marks are used to identify the exact words of a speaker . President Bush said, “We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail.”
18	Online Complete Sentence Activities Capitalization & Punctuation Practice I Capitalization & Punctuation Practice 2 Capitalization & Punctuation Practice 3 Capitalization & Punctuation Practice 4 Capitalization & Punctuation Practice 5 Capitalization & Punctuation Practice 6 Capitalization Periods, Question Marks & Exclamation Marks