Holidays & Seasons 🎃🍁
Should “september” be capitalized in this sentence:
The first day of fall arrives in late september.
Yes
Should “grandma” be capitalized?
I went to see my grandma yesterday.
No → only when used as a name, like Grandma made cookies.
True or False: States like “connecticut” should be lowercase unless at the beginning of a sentence.
False → Always capitalize names of states.
True or False: The first word and last words in a sentence should always be capitalized.
False, only the first word
the leaves start to change in october.
The leaves start to change in October.
Which words should be capitalized?
labor day is a national holiday celebrated on a monday.
Labor Day, Monday
Fix this title:
the haunting of hill house
The Haunting of Hill House
Which word needs to be capitalized?
i live in the town of orange, connecticut. i attend middle school at amity middle school located in orange.
I live in the town of Orange, Connecticut. I attend middle school at Amity Middle School located in Orange.
What needs to be capitalized?
last summer, the dog chased the cat across the yard. my sister shannon had to run to lawry field to catch the cat.
Last summer, the dog chased the cat across the yard. My sister Shannon had to run to Lawry Field to catch the cat.
my mom loves to make pumpkin pie on thanksgiving.
My mom loves to make pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving.
The word "winter" is always capitalized.
False → It’s only capitalized when part of a title like Winter Formal
Identify the correctly capitalized title:
A) “autumn leaves”
B) “Autumn Leaves”
B
Fix the sentence:
the grand canyon is a national landmark located near phoenix, Arizona. it gets cold there in the winter, especially in january.
The Grand Canyon is a national landmark located near Phoenix, Arizona. It gets cold there in the winter, especially in January.
Which should be changed?
My friends and I had a party on saturday Night. At 11:00pm, the tv turned on and saturday Night live was on.
first Night → should be lowercase.
both Saturdays should be capital
Live
last weekend, we went to disney world for a family vacation. we rode on splash mountain and shook hands with buzz from toy story.
Last weekend, we went to Disney World for a family vacation. We rode on Splash Mountain and shook hands with Buzz from Toy Story.
Correct the sentence:
My grandma starts to bake apple pies as autumn approaches.
My Grandma starts to bake apple pies as autumn approaches.
Which part of this sentence needs capitalization?
the book series harry potter is one of my favorites. The book "harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban", won many british book awards.
The Harry Potter book series is one of my favorites. The book Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban won many British Book Awards.
What needs to be capitalized or not?
I went to the crystal mall in new london over the Weekend. We saw the movie super troopers on sunday.
New London, Sunday, "Super Troopers"
weekend
Choose the correct capitalization:
A) He went to School every day in autumn, enjoying the crisp air and colorful leaves.
B) He went to school every day in Winter, even when the snow made the roads slippery.
B
Our teacher, Mr. Jones, loves Halloween. Fall is his favorite season, and the film Halloween is also his favorite horror movie.
Which is correct?
A) halloween is the most famous Fall holiday, known for spooky decorations and parties.
B) Halloween is the most famous fall holiday celebrated with costumes and candy.
C) Halloween is the most famous Fall holiday, and many people enjoy dressing up each year.
B
A) Dr. martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington, D.C., during the March on Washington.
B) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington, D.C., during the march on washington.
C) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington, D.C., during the March on Washington.
C
Question: Identify all capitalization errors:
My family visited washington d.c. last summer during our vacation, and we also toured the national mall and saw the lincoln memorial.
My family visited Washington, D.C. last summer during our vacation, and we also toured the National Mall and saw the Lincoln Memorial.
Correct the capitalization in the sentences:
yesterday, we went to visit aunt sara in boston. while visiting, we saw the red sox play the baltimore orioles. at the game, i got a fenway frank to eat.
Yesterday, we went to visit Aunt Sara in Boston. While visiting, we saw the Red Sox play the Baltimore Orioles. At the game, I got a Fenway Frank to eat.
the durham fair in connecticut is my favorite fall event. every year it starts on the final thursday of september.
The, Durham Fair, Connecticut, Every, Thursday, September.