Let’s go through each sentence one by one and fix the capitalization and punctuation.
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Sentence 1: “my cat tom likes winters”
- Start with a capital letter: “My”
- “tom” is a name → should be “Tom”
- End with a period (it’s a statement)
→
My cat Tom likes winters.
Wait — “winters” here probably means the season, so it doesn’t need to be capitalized unless it’s part of a title or specific event. But in this context, it’s just referring to the season generally, so lowercase is fine. However, sometimes people capitalize seasons for stylistic reasons, but standard grammar says no. Let’s stick with lowercase.
Actually — hold on! The original says “likes winters” — that might mean he likes winter time every year. Still, “winter” as a season is not capitalized. So we’ll leave it as “winters” (plural) if that’s what was intended — maybe meaning multiple winter seasons? Or perhaps it’s a typo and should be “winter”? But since the task is only about capitalization and punctuation, we won’t change words — just fix caps and end marks.
So final version:
My cat Tom likes winters.
But wait — let me double-check: Is “Tom” correctly capitalized? Yes. Sentence starts with capital? Yes. Ends with period? Yes. Good.
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Sentence 2: “she and i love to skate”
- “she” → should be “She” (start of sentence)
- “i” → always capitalized as “I”
- End with period (statement)
→
She and I love to skate.
Note: “I” is always capitalized, even in the middle of a sentence.
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Sentence 3: “do you want hot cocoa”
- Starts with lowercase → needs capital “D”
- It’s a question → ends with question mark
→
Do you want hot cocoa?
“hot cocoa” doesn’t need capitals — it’s not a proper noun.
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Sentence 4: “where is your sweater”
- Capitalize first word: “Where”
- It’s a question → ends with question mark
→
Where is your sweater?
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Sentence 5: “granny bakes cookies for phil every year”
- “granny” → if it’s being used as a name/title (like “Grandma”), it should be capitalized. In this case, since it’s referring to a specific person (Phil’s granny), it’s acting like a proper noun → “Granny”
- “phil” → name → “Phil”
- Statement → ends with period
→
Granny bakes cookies for Phil every year.
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Now let’s write all corrected sentences clearly:
Final Answer:
1. My cat Tom likes winters.
2. She and I love to skate.
3. Do you want hot cocoa?
4. Where is your sweater?
5. Granny bakes cookies for Phil every year.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of punctuation worksheet for grade 4.
