Week 2 Grammar Rule Capitalization Grammar Notes M

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Week 2 Grammar Rule: Capitalization Grammar Notes

Week 2 Grammar Rule: Capitalization Grammar Notes

M. I. N. T. S. M= Months, Days of the Week, Holidays I= I

M. I. N. T. S. M= Months, Days of the Week, Holidays I= I (pronoun=used in 1 st person POV) N= T= S= Names (specific people, places, things, & ideas=Proper Nouns) Titles (positions of power, books, songs, movies, TV shows, businesses) Start of Sentences

Months • M. I. N. T. S. February, August, May, January, etc. Days of

Months • M. I. N. T. S. February, August, May, January, etc. Days of the Week • Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, etc. Holidays • Independence Day, New Year’s Eve, Easter, Halloween, etc. Today is monday, august 27 th. This friday will be the day before september begins and labor day weekend!

M. I. N. T. S. I =pronoun used in 1 st person point of

M. I. N. T. S. I =pronoun used in 1 st person point of view • Used to replace one’s name when he/she speaks about him/herself i’m Mrs. Jensen. i have three cats named Piper, Zoey, and Oliver and a dog named Emma. They love me and i love them, too.

M. I. N. T. S. Names (specific people, places, things, & ideas) • Proper

M. I. N. T. S. Names (specific people, places, things, & ideas) • Proper nouns are people, places, things, and ideas that are specific and so they are capitalized. Mrs. jensen and Mr. jensen were married in omaha, nebraska at the uno alumni thompson center. It’s located on dodge street across from a christian church.

M. I. N. T. S. Titles (positions of power, books, songs, movies, TV shows,

M. I. N. T. S. Titles (positions of power, books, songs, movies, TV shows, businesses) • Titles can be italicized (or underlined) or in quotation marks. It depends on the length of the work. I was told by mrs. Jensen that a book title like paper towns is italicized whereas a short story title like “the cask of amontillado” is in quotation marks because one text is longer than the other.

M. I. N. T. S. Start of sentences • Doing so, helps the reader

M. I. N. T. S. Start of sentences • Doing so, helps the reader distinguish between new ideas in sentences that are close together. how much is that doggie in the window? the one with the waggley tail. how much is that doggie in the window? i do hope that dog is for sale.

Now You Try! the occult club leader, captain fredrick, told the rest of the

Now You Try! the occult club leader, captain fredrick, told the rest of the group to welcome the newest member, julie, to the group. (4 errors) M. I. N. T. S.

Now You Try! she felt debilitated, but mrs. alverez pushed herself and was able

Now You Try! she felt debilitated, but mrs. alverez pushed herself and was able to finish the chicago marathon. (5 errors) M. I. N. T. S.

Now You Try! even though i know i won’t like it, i will try

Now You Try! even though i know i won’t like it, i will try the fish tacos at la mesa by papillion la vista high school next wednesday. (12 errors) M. I. N. T. S.

Now You Try! the short story “the most dangerous game” by richard connell is

Now You Try! the short story “the most dangerous game” by richard connell is about a madman general who hunts human quarry for his own twisted amusement in the caribbean. (8 errors) M. I. N. T. S.

Now You Try! the huskers play on saturday at memorial stadium in lincoln. i’m

Now You Try! the huskers play on saturday at memorial stadium in lincoln. i’m looking forward to it because i think coach scott frost will lead them to victory in a bowl game this year. (11 errors) M. I. N. T. S.

Last One rob’s favorite song is “it’s the end of the world as we

Last One rob’s favorite song is “it’s the end of the world as we know it (and i feel fine)” by r. e. m. (13 errors) M. I. N. T. S.