Capitalization
Where is the capitalization mistake in the following sentence?
My mom went to the store to buy a coca-cola.
The name of the drink, "coca-cola" should be capitalized because it is a proper noun and names a particular brand name of soda.
My mom went to the store to buy a Coca-Cola.
Which word/s need to be capitalized?
The african elephant is enormous.
African
Read the sentence:
the blue and red pens are my favorite.
Which part has a capitalization mistake?
A. the blue and B. red pens are C. my favorite. D. No Mistake
A. "the" needs to be capitalized.
The blue and red pens are my favorite.
Are there any capitalization errors?
I enjoyed reading Bridge To Terabithia more than "The Fun They Had."
to should not be capitalized
Read the sentence:
Tom and Jerry are a funny cat and Mouse pair.
Which part of the sentence has a capitalization mistake?
A. Tom and Jerry B. are a funny C. cat and Mouse pair. D. No Mistake
C. The word "mouse" does not need to be capitalized.
Where's the capitalization mistake?
Jessie and juan washed their dad's car yesterday.
A. The name "juan" should be capitalized because it is a proper noun naming a specific person.
Jessie and Juan washed their dad's car yesterday.
Which word/s need to be capitalized?
My favorite type of cheese is swiss cheese.
Read the sentence:
José and his Brother ate at Subway for lunch.
What part of the sentence has a capitalization mistake?
A. José and his B. Brother ate at C. Subway for lunch. D. No Mistake
B. Brother does not need to be capitalized.
José and his brother ate at Subway for lunch.
Margie said, "can I read the book?"
Capitalize the word Can
Read the sentence;
"when is your birthday?" asked my best friend.
A. "when is your B. birthday," asked C. my best friend. D. No Mistake
A. The word "when" needs to be capitalized because it is the first word in the sentence.
Where is the capitalization error?
My Mom and Dad took me to Florida to go to the beach.
A. The words "mom and dad" are not capitalized unless you use them as proper names.
My mom and dad came to my soccer game. (common nouns)
I invited Mom, Dad, Grandma, and Uncle Jorge to my soccer game. (used as proper nouns)
Which word/s get capitalized in a proper adjective?
For example: american poet
The adjective only, not the noun
Read the sentence:
Last year Tom visited New York City and saw the empire state building.
Which part of the sentence has a capitalization mistake?
A. Last year Tom visited B. New York City and saw C. the empire state building. D. No Mistake
C. "Empire State Building" should be capitalized because it names a specific thing or place.
Last year Tom visited New York City and saw the Empire State Building.
Is this sentence correct: "we went to the store," said Thomas.
No. It should say: "We went to the store," said Thomas.
Read the sentence:
Brandon's favorite holiday is chanukah. His favorite part is getting presents
Which part of the sentence has a capitalization error?
B. The word "chanukah" because it is a holiday.
Where is the capitalization error?
Antonia's favorite season of the year is Summer.
C. The word "summer" does not need to be capitalized because the seasons are not capitalized in English or Spanish.
Which word/s need to be capitalized.
The italian poet was entranced by the shakespearean play.
Italian, Shakespearean
Read the sentence:
The stars at night are big and bright deep in the heart of Texas.
Which part of the sentence has a capitalization mistake?
A. The stars at night B. are big and bright C. deep in the heart of Texas. D. No Mistake
D. No Mistake
Always capitalize the first words of a sentence. Also always capitalize the first word of a ___________.
a. phrase b. quotation c. list
b. quotation
A quotation is something that a person says or writes that is repeated or used by someone else in another piece of writing or a speech.
Read the sentence:
My neighbor speaks Spanish and english.
Which part of the sentence has a capitalization error?
A. My neighbor B. speaks Spanish C. and english. D. No Mistake
C. The word "english" needs to be capitalized because it is a language.
Where's the capitalization error?
Jaime visited Cancun, mexico on his spring break.
B. The word "mexico" should be capitalized because it names a particular country.
Jaime visited Cancun, Mexico on his spring break.
The team wore their traditional irish and scottish kilts during the celtic festival.
Irish, Scottish, Celtic
Correct the sentence:
In "The fun they Had" by Isaac Asimov, two schoolchildren find a relic from the Past.
Capitalize Fun They, don't capitalize past
Which words in the title of a book, movie, etc. are capitalized?
The first and last word of the title, and any important words in the middle
Read the sentences:
My hands feel dirty. Can I use some sanitizer?
Where is there a capitalization mistake?
A. My hands feel B. dirty. Can I use C. some sanitizer? D. No Mistake
D. No Mistake