Capitalize
Rules
Capitalize
Rules
Capitalize
100
frank and i would rather play cards.
Frank, I
100

You sometimes capitalize the pronoun, "I".

False...you ALWAYS capitalize "I"                 

This is one class I think I am going to like.

100
My brother attended harvard university.
Harvard University
100
You do capitalize special events, holidays or days of the week.
True
100
Turn left after you pass the fox theatre.
Fox, Theatre
200
john, Peter, dad and i went deep sea fishing.
John, Dad, I
200

You do not have to capitalize the names of government groups, institutions or organizations. (Ex: university of minnesota)

FALSE!! They are proper nouns!!! You do have to capitalize them.

200
turn left on yale avenue and right on college road.
Turn, Yale, Avenue, College, Road
200

You never capitalize names and abbreviations of academic degrees that follow a person’s name.     

Alan Karlin, ph.d.    

                                                 

FALSE

200
my mother wants me to take spanish and general science next year.
My, Spanish
300
on the fourth of july there was a picnic in the local park for the vietnamese children.
On, Fourth, July, Vietnamese
300

You should always capitalize the first word of the sentence.

ALWAYS TRUE!!!

This is the most OBVIOUS!!

300
i'll help detective carson with the case.
I'll, Detective, Carson
300

We don't capitalize words like store, hotel, or high school unless they have a name of a particular building or organization.

True

300
my favorite book is gone with the wind.
My, Gone, With, Wind
400
salzburg, austria is my favorite city in europe.
Salzburg, Austria, Europe
400

You always capitalize directions like east, south, north and west.

False...                                                         

You are to capitalize the names of sections of the country, but do not capitalize compass points when they indicate direction.                                                              

New England, the South    

400

Our new neighbors belong to the "clemson neighborhood watch." 

Clemson, Neighborhood, Watch

400

You never capitalize relatives titles 

FALSE                                                              

Capitalize words that show family relationships when they are used as titles or substitutes for a person’s name.

"I always said Grandpa was forgetful."

"My Grandma Grace is here!"

400

kinsbury road is a dead end street.

Kinsbury, Road

500

Last night we had dinner with my grandma, aunt jenny, and uncle harold.

Aunt, Uncle

Not "grandma" because it has "my" attached to it so it becomes a general word and not a proper noun.

500

You always capitalize the first word in the salutation of a letter and the title and name of the person being addressed. Capitalize a title used in place of a name.

True                                                                 

Dr. Gibson or Governor Brown

500
seven hawaiian dancers won the talent show.
Seven, Hawaiian,
500

You capitalize a quoted sentence that has the words "he said," in between the sentence.                                                      

“This music,” said Diana, “Is wonderful.”

FALSE

The sentence is continued and paused by a comma, so it is lowercase.

500
after school i'm going to my piano lesson at mrs. garcia's house.
After, I'm, Mrs., Garcia's
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