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MostCommon Grammar Mistakes Kids Make

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MostCommon Grammar

Mistakes Kids Make

Can you guess?

1.Capitals2.It’s and its3.Tense4.Homophones5.Commas

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Capital Rule #1

Capitalize the first word of a sentence

Pioneers settled the West.

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Capitalize the first word in the greeting and closing of a letter. Capitalize the title and name of

the person addressed.

Dear Mrs. Johnson,

Dear friend,

Yours truly, Sincerely,

Capital Rule #2

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Capitalizing people’s names and titlesCapital Rule #3

Capitalize the names of people and the initials that stand for

their names.Harry Potter

Junie B. Jones

J. F. Cooper

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Capital Rule #4

Always capitalize the pronoun I.

Social studies is the subject I like.

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Capitalize the names of cities, counties, states

countries, and continents.

Capitalizing place names

Capital Rule #5

Houston Orange County

Iowa Japan

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Capitalize the names of streets and highways.

Monroe Street Route 66Mercury Boulevard

Candy Avenue

Capitalizing place names

Capital Rule #6

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Capitalize the names of celestial bodies.

Pluto North Star

the Milky Way

Capitalizing place names

Capital Rule #7

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Capital Rule #8Capitalize names of days of the week, months of the year, and holidays. Do not capitalize names of the seasons. Thursday

April

Memorial Day

summer

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And…. Capital Rule #9Capitalize the names of ethnic groups, nationalities, and languages.

Asian

German

Spanish

English

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Five Common Mistakes Kids Make

1. Capitals2. It’s and its

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It’s (it is) time for the dog to eat its bone.

It’s is a contraction.Its shows ownership.It’s time for its bone.

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Five Common Mistakes Kids Make

1. Capitals2. It’s and its3. Tense

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Changing tense in the middle of a paragraph…

Tom told David to run quickly so David runs away.

What’s the problem?

so David ran away.

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Five Common Mistakes Kids Make

1. Capitals2. It’s and its3. Tense4. Homophones

Homophones

Homophones are words that sound alike but have different

spellings and meanings.

For example, there is a pear thatis good to eat. I use a pair ofgloves because I have two hands.

Pay attention to see how the followinghomophones are spelled.

they’re there their• They’re going to be last

if they don’t hurry.• The books are right

there.• Halloween is their

favorite holiday.

two too to• The baby has two new

teeth.• I have too much

homework!• Astronauts went to the

moon.

through threw• We are swimming

through the waterwater.• She threw the ball to her

brother.

Can you find ate or nine misteaks in these sentences?

• I will chews to take the advice.• Please weight for me.• The son is very bright today.• What is the mane idea?• I knead a knew pear of shoes.

Make a list of the incorrectly spelled words on a sheet of paper. Write them correctly.

• eight• mistakes• choose• wait• sun• main• need• new• pair

You’re a homophone expert!

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Commas

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Kids, love, Commas!

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Children often want to keep writing, and instead of using a full stop, they will

pause, with a comma, and keep

on going.

Can you turn this sentence into 3

sentences?

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Children often want to keep writing.

Instead of using a full stop, they will pause

with a comma. Then, they keep on

going.

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