Capitalization and Punctuation Exercise
Journal
Should people under 18 be allowed to vote? If you think so what is the youngest someone should be allowed to vote? Why or why not?
Instructions:
Read the following paragraph carefully.
Identify and correct any errors in punctuation and capitalization.
Instrucciones:
1.Lea atentamente el siguiente párrafo.
2.Identificar y corregir cualquier error de puntuación y uso de mayúsculas. Utilice un lápiz o bolígrafo de otro color para hacer las correcciones.
Paragraph:
"I loved our visit to the Grand Canyon. it is one of the most beautiful places in the world. the canyon is so deep and wide. i can't believe it was made by a river! i hope to go back someday. maybe i will even hike to the bottom." My sister erica is a photographer and took many beautiful pictures of my family. she took photos of us at the top of the canyon the bottom of the canyon and at sunset. If you are interested in visiting, the grand canyon is located in arizona. my suggestion is you fly into the city of phoenix and rent a car to drive to the canyon. it makes for a nice road trip
Example:
Incorrect: i went to the store and bought apples bananas and milk
Correct: I went to the store and bought apples, bananas, and milk.
Remember:
Periods at the end of sentences.
Commas in lists.
Capital letters at the beginning of sentences and for proper nouns (names of people, places, and things).
Question marks at the end of questions.
Exclamation points to show strong emotion.
Assignment:
Write your own paragraph about a favorite place or activity, but include errors in capitalization and punctuation on purpose to make your classmate find the corrections
Have a classmate proofread your paragraph for errors in punctuation and capitalization.
Escribe tu propio párrafo sobre un lugar o actividad favorita, pero incluye errores de mayúsculas y puntuación a propósito para que tu compañero encuentre las correcciones.
Pídele a un compañero que revise tu párrafo para detectar errores de puntuación y uso de mayúsculas.