Capitalization

Capitalize

100

frank and i would rather play cards.

Frank, I

200

john, Peter, dad and i went deep sea fishing.

John, Dad, I

300

on the fourth of july there was a picnic in the local park for the vietnamese children.

On, Fourth, July, Vietnamese

400

salzburg, austria is my favorite city in europe.

Salzburg, Austria, Europe

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.

Rules

100

You sometimes capitalize the pronoun, "I".

False...you ALWAYS capitalize "I"                 

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

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.

300

You should always capitalize the first word of the sentence.

ALWAYS TRUE!!!

This is the most OBVIOUS!!

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    

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

Capitalize

100

My brother attended harvard university.

Harvard University

200

turn left on yale avenue and right on college road.

Turn, Yale, Avenue, College, Road

300

i'll help detective carson with the case.

I'll, Detective, Carson

400

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

Clemson, Neighborhood, Watch

500

seven hawaiian dancers won the talent show.

Seven, Hawaiian,

Rules

100

You do capitalize special events, holidays or days of the week.

True

200

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

Alan Karlin, ph.d.    

                                                 

FALSE

300

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

True

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!"

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.

Capitalize

100

Turn left after you pass the fox theatre.

Fox, Theatre

200

my mother wants me to take spanish and general science next year.

My, Spanish

300

my favorite book is gone with the wind.

My, Gone, With, Wind

400

kinsbury road is a dead end street.

Kinsbury, Road

500

after school i'm going to my piano lesson at mrs. garcia's house.

After, I'm, Mrs., Garcia's