In this video, we will study the Capitalization, Punctuation, and Contractions
Capitalization is the process of writing a word with the first of its letters as uppercase and remaining as lowercase.
1. The first word: The first word in a sentence always starts with a capital letter.
a.     My name is Tom.
b.     Tom is late for school.

2. Names of people, places, things, and pets (Proper Nouns):
a.     My sister Jill loves me.
b.     My pup’s name is Ben.

3. Title: is a word that comes before a person’s name.
Mr. Hudson.
Aunt Lucy.
President Lincoln.
Judge Bill.
Miss Newton.
Grandpa Bob
Note:
If a title is not with a name, it should never be capitalized.
My aunt loves me.
Bill’s dad is a judge.
If a title is used as a name, it should be capitalized.
Tell Mom to cook pasta.
Grandmother is coming home today.

4. Names of Specific Places: always start with a capital letter.
Yellowstone National Park.
Acres Green Elementary School.
Denver Library.
5. Days of the week: always start with a capital letter.
Sunday,
Monday,
Tuesday,
Wednesday,
Thursday,
Friday,
Saturday.

6. Months of the year: always start with a capital letter.
January,
February,
March,
April,
May,
June,
July,
August,
September,
October,
November,
December.

7.     Holiday names: always start with a capital letter.
Christmas
Mother’s Day
Father’s Day
New Year’s Day
8.     Media Titles (Books, Movies, and Songs.)
The Tale of Two Cities
Mary Jane
Titanic
Jingle Bells
Alice in Wonderland
9.     The Letter I is always capitalized in a sentence.
Tom and I read a book.
I am a girl.

Punctuation
1. Period (.)
The sky is blue.
Do not sit here.
2. Question Mark (?)
What is your name?
Who is she?
3. Exclamation Mark(!)
What a beautiful day!
I love you!
5. Commas: are also punctuation marks. They are used in the following;
a. Dates: They are used between the day and the year.
January 27, 1948.
August 17, 1949.
September 30, 1976.
September 7, 2008.
May 10, 1975.
b. Cities and States: They are used between the names of cities and states.
Denver, Colorado.
Lynchburg, Virginia.
Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
San Antonio, Texas.
c. Series: is a list of several words (Comma before ‘and’ is optional).
Jill, Tom, and Bob are best friends
6. Quotation Marks: Used to quote the exact words of a person, also called a dialogue.
“I love chocolates,” said Sarah.
God said, “Let there be light.”
Note: Remember that the period, question mark, and the exclamation marks are all put inside the quotes.
7. Apostrophes: tell us about ownership.
Sarah’s piano.
Tom’s dog.
Dad’s car.
Tom’s cat.
Jim’s pen.

Contractions
Contractions are the way to join two words together. It is a shorter way of saying something. An apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter.
it is = it’s
is not=isn’t
was not=wasn’t
does not=doesn’t
have not=haven’t
are not=aren’t
were not=weren’t
did not=didn’t
can not=can’t