Months
Which is correct?
january or January
January
Why?
Which is correct?
MOnday or Monday
Monday
Why?
I will never use capitalization when I am older.
True or False
False.
You will use capitalization regularly throughout your whole life.
This year, july 4 falls on the first saturday in July.
If it is not correct, what needs to be changed to make it correct?
No, it is not correct. July and Saturday need to be capitalized.
This year, July 4 falls on the first Saturday in July.
Fix the sentence.
John's birthday was last wednesday.
John's birthday was last Wednesday.
Fix the sentence:
This month it is feburary
This month is Feburary.
Why?
Fix the sentence:
Today it is WEdnesday.
Today is Wednesday.
This sentence is written correctly. True or False
You should Capitalize the Months of the Year and the Days of the week.
False
Corrected sentence:
You should capitalize the months of the year and days of the week.
We play basketball every Wednesday in the gym.
If it is not correct, what needs to be changed to make it correct?
Yes, it is correct.
We play basketball every Wednesday in the gym.
Fix the sentence.
Are you coming to the party on the last friday in April?
Are you coming to the party on the last Friday in April.
Find the incorrectly capitalized months:
January, Feburary, March, april, May, June, July, August, september, October, November, December.
April and September
Find the mis-capitalized days
Monday, Tuesday, wednesday, Thursday, Friday, saturday, and Sunday
Wednesday and Saturday
You always capitalize the day of the week unless it is at the end of the sentence.
True or False
False
You always capitalize the day of the week no matter where is it in the sentence.
We go to the library on thursdays in April.
If it is not correct, what needs to be changed to make it correct?
No, it is not correct. Thursdays should be capitalized.
We go to the library on Thursdays in April.
True or False
Capitalization is the writing of a word with its first letter as uppercase and the remaining letters in lower case.
True
Fix the following word:
OcTobeR
October
Why?
Fix the following sentence:
It is supposed to Snow on Tuesday and wednesday.
It is supposed to snow on Tuesday and Wednesday.
April, June, October, Monday, Thursday and Saturday are all words that should be capitalized in a sentence.
True or False
True
They are capitalized because they are specific months of the year and days of the week.
Thanksgiving is always on the fourth Thursday in November.
If it is not correct, what needs to be changed to make it correct?
Yes, it is correct.
Thanksgiving is always on the fourth Thursday in November.
When is a time when you will not need to capitalize the days of the week in a sentence?
Never - You will always capitalize the days of the week in a sentence.
Say a sentence with a month of the year in it and tell us what words should be capitalized.
An example:
We have spring break in April.
We and April should be capitalized.
Say a sentence with a day of the week in it and tell us what words should be capitalized.
An example:
Spring break begins on Monday of next week.
Spring and Monday should be capitalized.
Months of the year and days of the week are the only words that are capitalized in a sentence.
True or False
False
We are focusing on days of the week during this lesson. We are also reviewing months of the year.
Friday, saturday, and sunday are my favorite days of the week.
If it is not correct, what needs to be changed to make it correct?
No, it is not correct. Saturday and Sunday should also be capitalized.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are my favorite days of the week.
Why should months of the year and days of the week be capitalized?
Because they are proper nouns (a specific person, place, or thing).