JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<p>THIS IS THE FIRST SENTENCE. And this is the second, as it is from the server.</p>
<div class="result"></div>
JavaScript
var firstSentenceText = $('p').text();
var firstSentence = firstSentenceText.substr(0, firstSentenceText.indexOf('.')).toLowerCase();
var result = firstSentenceText.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + firstSentence.substring(1);
$('.result').text(result + '.')