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Capitalization Do I need a capital letter? Or should that letter remain lower case?
This presentation covers capitalizing the first letter of the first word of a sentence, the pronoun I , and proper nouns.
A capitalization item on an objective test might look like this. . .
Sample Item Wanda wouldn’t offer her little brotheraa A Christmas cookiebecausehe heate ateall allof ofher B Halloween candy last october. . October C A. B. C. D. October Is brother, needs a capital cookie, or letter, which october a option C problem? provides. Brother Cookie October No change is necessary.
Capitalize the first letter of the first word of a sentence. T herottenpearsat satininaapuddleofofgoo the on the kitchen counter. Dude, formal writing is not the same as texting your friend!
Capitalize the pronoun I. If that liar Darlene claims that she spent the night studying, i. I will say that i. Isaw sawher kissing Thomas at the movies. Don’t be lazy! Capitalize those I ’s. You deserve a capital letter!
Capitalize proper nouns. On tuesday, Tuesday, september September 18, elizabeth Elizabeth cooked her first pot of squid eyeball stew. Proper nouns include the days of the week, the months of the year, and names.
Other Proper Nouns § Titles before Names § Specific Places § Organizations § Companies § Product Names § Religions § Languages § § Nationalities Holidays Departments Historical Eras § Regions of the Country § Course Names § Titles of Works
Titles Before Names § Professor Stone § Uncle Jerry § President Obama Capitalize these! § the nursing professor § my uncle § the president of our stamp collecting club But use lower case for these!
Specific Places § Tito’s Taco Palace § New York City § Gatorland Capitalize these! § the taco stand outside § a city § a theme park But use lower case for these!
Organizations § World Wildlife Fund § American Red Cross § Doctors Without Borders Capitalize these! § an environmental group § an emergency response agency § a medical humanitarian organization But use lower case for these!
Companies § Starbucks Corporation § The Coca-Cola Company § Apple Inc. Capitalize these! § § § a coffee house a soda supplier a computer manufacturer But use lower case for these!
Product Names § Frappuccino § Oreo § Power Mac Capitalize these! § § § a frozen coffee a cookie a computer But use lower case for these!
Religions § Buddhism § Seventh Day Adventists § Druids Capitalize these! § meditation practice § vegetarians § nature worshippers But use lower case for these!
Languages § French fries § Russian boar § Spanish moss Capitalize these! § § § fried potatoes wild pigs air plants But use lower case for these!
Nationalities § § § Brazilians the French ancient Egyptians Capitalize these! § summer tourists § wine connoisseurs § pyramid builders But use lower case for these!
Holidays § Thanksgiving § Halloween § Fourth of July Capitalize these! § § § family dinner costume party fireworks show But use lower case for these!
Departments § Division of Motor Vehicles § Orlando Fire Department § Internal Revenue Service Capitalize these! § § § driver’s license firefighters tax collectors But use lower case for these!
Historical Eras § Late Cretaceous § Old Kingdom § the Great Depression Capitalize these! § when dinosaurs lived § proliferation of pyramids § poor economic times But use lower case for these!
Words in a Title § First letter of major words Capitalize these! § § § A In And The Or/nor But use lower case for these!
Course Names § Fundamentals of Biology § Intermediate Algebra § Contemporary Literature Capitalize these! § § § biology algebra literature But use lower case for these!
Titles of Works § Moby-Dick § Aliens § Thriller Capitalize these! § a thick novel § the best movie ever made § a dance album But use lower case for these!
Quick Test Directions: In the items that follow, choose the option that corrects an error in the underlined portion(s). If no error exists, choose “No change is necessary. ” Show me what you know.
Item 1 Byron likes spicy foods, so he chose the Asian A chicken wrap. Martha prefers bland dishes and ordered a large basket of of frenchfries. French fries. B C A. B. C. D. asian Large French No change is necessary.
Item 2 Janelle will take Fundamentalsofof. Biology next A semester; she hates Science classes science classes but but needs the the B credits to transfer to a university. C A. B. C. D. fundamentals of biology science University No change is necessary.
Item 3 My family prefers to cook a ham on holidays, but A uncle Bart uncle Uncle Bartis is isaaavegetarian, vegetarianso , , so somy my mymotherprepares B C “tofurkey” for him. A. B. C. D. Holidays Uncle Vegetarian No change is necessary.
Item 4 Dai is vietnamese, , but Vietnamese butshe shegrewup up upinin in. Puerto A Rico, where she attended cookingschool; schoolnow ; now B she is the head chef at the Cuban restaurant on on C Orange Avenue. A. B. C. D. Vietnamese Cooking School cuban No change is necessary.
Item 5 Turn left! We need to go west on on Highway 50; A B otherwise, we will be heading toward Daytona beach. . Beach C A. B. C. D. West highway 50 Daytona Beach No change is necessary.
Item 6 Katelyn used her last dollar to buy m&m candies; M&M candies; A she would have enjoyed a Pepsi to to wash them B down but the cafeteriapricesweretoo tooexpensive. C A. B. C. D. M&M pepsi Cafeteria No change is necessary.
Item 7 Juan is taking a religionclassthissemester; he he A likes the professorand andthe thereadings, but buthe hemost B enjoys the intoxicating perfumethat. Isabella, his C tablemate, wears. A. B. C. D. Religion Professor Perfume No changeisisnecessary.
Item 8 Patrick visited the policestationtotosee seeif ifsomeone A had found Squeeze, his 9 -foot albino python, but B officer Rodriguez officer Officer Rodriguezsaidthatno no noreptileshad hadbeen C recently caught. A. B. C. D. Police Station Python Officer No change is necessary.
Item 9 Jeffrey thought he would hate humanities, but A once Professor. Kimblereachedthe the. Italian B renaissance, , the renaissance Renaissance , thebeautifulmarblenudesgot got C Jeffrey’s attention. A. B. C. D. Humanities professor Renaissance No change is necessary.
Item 10 Niki is a practicing hindu, , so Hindu so soshe shewas wasoffended A when Sean pulled into a Mc. Donald’sdrive-thru B to order a Big Mac. C A. B. C. D. Hindu mcdonald’s big mac No change is necessary.
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