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GRAMMAR 101S.T.A.R.R.
INFORMATION
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Capitalization ……….always
•Beginning of a sentence Where are you? • •Holidays: Christmas , Fourth of July , Valentines Day
•Streets: 100 Holly Court , 15 River Road , 74 Continental Avenue, 24 Park Place
•Months: June, July, August
•Days: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
•Cities: Dallas, Houston, San Antonio
•States: Texas, California, Colorado
•Book Titles: Ann of Green Gables, Sarah Plain and Tall, Where the Red Fern Grows
•Movie Titles: She’s the Man A Cinderella Story, Lord of the Flies
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Always
Capitalize ……. In a sentence……..
• Put yourself last. (When in doubt… leave the other guy out.)
• Candace and I went to the store.
• Candace and I went to the store.
• Candace and me went to the store. (no sense)
Always capitalize the word…..
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fish
sheep
deer
moose
RULE” underline the letter before the “y”
monkey = monkeys
baby = babies
Remember saying: I have one __________ I have two ___________
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Possessives
• IT BELONGS TO THEM….. THEY OWN IT…. USUALLY SIDE BY SIDE…
That is Howard’s blanket.
Those are the students’ papers.
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birthday
winter
spring
summerfall
a.m.
p.m.
NEVER CAPITALIZE THE FOLLOWING !!!!!!!!!!!
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I have thei r presents. (belongs to them) their
Go put the chips over there on the table.(direction/place)
They are (usually in the front of sentence)
They’re very smart!!!!
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The dog wagged its tail. The tail belongs to the dog.
It is (usually at the beginning of the sentence.)
It’s a wonderful day.
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To, Too, and Two
Preposition: I want to go to the store.
I want to buy some books at the store too.also
The book store is too big.
The librarian is too fat.
an amount
Want a
Book?
We have two cats.
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“BLING”:Words: like a flashing sign warning that you need a comma. conjunctions
and, but or, so, because….. There are more ,but these are usual.
Combining
Words…..
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Commas
Series: She had eggs, cereal, toast, and jam for breakfast.
Series phrase: I want you to brush your teeth, take a shower, and go to bed.
Name a person twice: Last year my teacher, Mr. Hand, told Spicoli to get out of the room.
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commas
Introductory word…… (actual sentence underlined)
Mom, can I go to the mall?
No, you can’t go to the mall.
First, you have to clean your room.
I hate cleaning.
City and state
Denver, Colorado
July 14, 2013
Today is Monday, July 14, 2013July 4, 2013, will be fun.
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Quotation marks
Separate the speaker from what they say with a commaThe actual sentence is in quotation marks (what the speaker is saying.)
The cheerleader yelled, “You need to make a touchdown!”
“I already know that!” yelled Jeff.
“I already know that,” yelled Jeff !
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The use of ….. a and an
You can not have two vowels side by side…..if a word stats with a consonant use “A”, if a word starts with a vowel use “AN”.
A Snake A Frog
An Egg An Ox
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Books
Anne of Green Gables
Do not capitalize of, an, the, etc.. In the middle
of titles
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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Movie Titles
The Wizard of Oz
Notice…. When written it is always in correct form, but on movie
posters certain liberties are take to make the
movie poster stand out
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
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Abbreviations
Dr. Dr. Seuss Mr. Mr. HandMrs. ClausB.D. Brianna DenisFeb. FebruaryF.B.I Federal Bureau of Investigations
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Any and No
Wrong: I don’t have no candy.
Correct: I don’t have any candy.
A double negative !!!!!!
Do notno
Same meaning
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REVISE CHANGEREVISION……………..All mean the same thing