CurriculumGrade 2English Language Arts

Capitalization and Punctuation

Aligned to L.2.2 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

What this lesson teaches

Sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark. Names, the word 'I,' and the first word of a sentence are capitalized.

Worked example

'we went to texas with maria.' should be 'We went to Texas with Maria.' — capital W, capital T (place), capital M (name).

Practice questions

  1. Fix: 'my friend sam is funny.'
  2. What punctuation ends a question?
  3. Which words always get a capital letter?

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En español

Mayúsculas y Puntuación

Las oraciones comienzan con letra mayúscula y terminan con un signo de puntuación. Los nombres propios, la palabra 'yo' (cuando va sola) y la primera palabra de una oración se escriben con mayúscula.

Ejemplo: 'fuimos a texas con maría.' debe escribirse 'Fuimos a Texas con María.' — mayúscula en F, mayúscula en T (lugar), mayúscula en M (nombre).

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