Learning English Grammar Rules
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Subject Area: English Language Arts (B.E.S.T.) | Grade Level: 4
Lesson Length: 45 minutes
Keywords/Tags: Grammar, Punctuation, Capitalization
Lesson Description: In this lesson, students will focus on following the rules of English grammar through punctuation and capitalization. In this lesson, the first video is the most relevant for the quiz, however, the short videos below the quiz are extra resources that may help you check your answers. These videos all tie together by reinforcing the rules of English grammar through songs and story-telling.

  • ELA.4.C.3.1 Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling appropriate to grade level.
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Video : Punctuation and Capitalization
Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.
Description: This video should help you to see where punctuation is necessary, and how to properly use it. It should also help you to better understand when certain words should be capitalized, as well as modify sentences so that they are clear and easy to read.
Quiz : Grammar Quiz!
Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times as needed.
Question #1

Based on the context of each sentence, which sentence has correct punctuation at the end?

Question #2
Drawing from the video above, punctuation marks are used for these two reasons: to tell us when a sentence ends, and to tell us what the writer is trying to say.
Question #3

Which of these sentences uses capitalization correctly?

Question #4
Drawing from the video, proper nouns are NOT capitalized.
Question #5
Re-write this sentence to fix any grammatical errors you see (punctuation, missing commas, capitalization, or spelling errors): Every june my family and I take a trip to new york to see my aunt uncle cousins and grandparents
Question #6
After watching the video above, a new sentence only starts with a capital letter when the sentence begins with a proper noun.
Question #7

Which word below SHOULD BE capitalized?

Question #8
Please list three words that would be considered proper nouns.
Question #9
Is a question mark considered a punctuation mark?
Question #10
Is a proper noun also considered a punctuation mark?
Description: The purpose of this quiz is to help you indicate when/how punctuation is used correctly, and to see the big difference it makes in how we read sentences. It will also help you to use capitalization for writing with proper grammar.
Video : Punctuation in English Grammar
Instructions: Please watch this short video that describes punctuation in the form of a story, it should help you to understand the utilization of punctuation and the role of each type.
Description: This is a 7-minute video that teaches punctuation as a story. Each punctuation mark has a character and role in sentence-making.
Resources : Turtle Diary Punctuation Speed Check Game
Instructions: Please see additional external resources below, copy and paste this link to google search. You do not have to make an account for this site, simply press "play" to begin and play the game a time or two until you feel more comfortable with completing sentences. https://www.turtlediary.com/game/punctuation-marks.html
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Description: Punctuation Speed Check is a punctuation game to test and build your knowledge of punctuation marks. In this game, you are given an incomplete sentence at the bottom screen. You have to identify the missing punctuation mark in the given options and click on it to win the race. Good luck!
Video : Capitalize
Instructions: Please watch this video as many times as you need. It should help you check your answers on your quiz, and is another resource to help you remember capitalization rules.
Description: This video should be helpful for you to decide when you should/shouldn't capitalize words. This is a short song to help you remember the rules of capitalization!