General Capitalization
Abbreviations
Acronyms
Proper Names
Composition Titles
100
Fix the mistake(s) in the following sentence. Ryan got lost in minnesota, while visiting the town for work.
Minnesota is a city and should be capitalized.
100
What word(s) can be abbreviated in the following sentence? I went to Doctor Ramirez's office yesterday when I was feeling sick, and he told me I was ok.
Doctor can be abbreviated to Dr.
100
Identify the acronym(s) in the following sentence. The FBI got called when they found out my friend had been illegally streaming movies.
FBI is the acronym.
100
Identify the proper name(s) in the following sentence. Bob went to Puerto Rico on a trip last week.
Puerto Rico and Bob are both proper names.
100
Identify the compostition title in the following sentence. My friend and I went to the theaters to see "It" yesterday, and it was really scary.
"It" is the composition title.
200
Fix the mistake(s) in the following sentence. Jim and his wife visited cancun over the weekend and got badly sunburned.
Cancun should be capitalized because it's a city.
200
What word(s) can be abbreviated in the following sentence? Now that it's October, I have to buy a Halloween costume.
October can be abbreviated to Oct.
200
Which of the following isn't an acronym: DVD, DACA, CIA, A.M.
A.M. is an abbreviation therefore, it isn't an acronym.
200
Identify the proper name(s) in the following sentence. The game was cancelled, so the New York fans got really mad.
New York is a proper name.
200
Which of the following movie titles is correctly capitalized? "Lord Of The Rings", "To Kill a Mockingbird", or "Fight club"?
"To Kill a Mockingbird is capitalized correctly. "Of" and "the" in "Lord of the Rings" shouldn't be capitalized. The "club" in "Fight Club" should be capitalized.
300
Fix the mistake(s) in the following sentence. Over the summer, Bob went to europe while i stayed home.
I should be capitalized and Europe should be capitalized.
300
What word(s) can be abbreviated in the following sentence? I moved to New Jersey when I was 7, and now that I'm 50, I'm leaving to go to Florida.
New Jersey and Florida can both be abbreviated.
300
Fix the following sentence. I had just bought a new dvd player, and I had to return it because it didn't work.
DVD should be capitalized because it's an acronym.
300
Which of the following isn't a proper name? Montreal, Parker, the Middle East, Candy Cane St., or Montana.
Candy Cane St. isn't a proper name, it is what's known as a popular name.
300
Which composition title is correctly capitalized? "Indiana jones", "The Fast and the Furious", or "Saving private Ryan"?
"The Fast and the Furious" is the only one correctly capitalized.