Capitalize
Rules
Capitalize
Rules
Capitalize
100

frank and i would rather play cards.

Frank, I

100

You never capitalize the pronoun "I"

False...you always capitalize the pronoun "I"

100

My brother and dad both attended harvard university.

Harvard University

100

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

True

100

kinsbury road is a dead-end street.

Kinsbury Road

200

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

John, Dad, I

200

You do not have to capitalize the names of government groups, institutions or organizations. EX: university of minnesota

False. You do have to capitalize them because they are the names of specific organizations.

200
turn left on yale avenue and right on college road.
Turn, Yale, Avenue, College, Road
200

You do not capitalize nationalities. EX: german

False. You always capitalize nationalities. They are "proper adjectives," adjectives related to a proper noun.

200

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

My, Spanish

300

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

On, Fourth, July, Vietnamese

300

You should always capitalize the first word of the sentence.

True

300
i'll help detective carson with the case.
I'll, Detective, Carson
300

You capitalize every subject you have in school.

False...you only capitalize when it is a language (English) or if it has a number/letter behind it (Ex: History 1002 is the name of a specific history course.)

300

my favorite book is gone with the wind.

My, Gone, With, Wind

400

salzburg, austria is my favorite city in europe.

Salzburg, Austria, Europe

400

You always capitalize job titles like President and Mayor.

False. Only capitalize when it is 1) used with a name or 2) used in place of a name, like when you're speaking directly to someone.

Ex: I once met President Obama. / I once met the president.

Ex: Can I help you, Mayor? / I helped the mayor today.

400

Our new neighbors belong to the first christian church

First, Christian, Church

400

You never capitalize relatives titles (EX: mom, aunt)

False. You capitalize them when they replace their name (Hey, Dad!) or used with their name (Aunt Susan), but not when you're just mentioning which family member you're talking about.

Ex: Should I tell Mom about this?

Ex: Should I tell my mom about this?

400

Turn left after you pass the fox theatre.

Fox, Theatre

500

Last night we had dinner with aunt jenny and uncle harold.

Aunt, Jenny, Uncle, Harold

500

You never capitalize the names of islands, mountains, and bodies of water

False. Capitalize names of specific places. Ex: Lake Michigan

500

seven hawaiian dancers won the talent show judged by the president.

Seven, Hawaiian

500

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

True

Ex: Holmes High School, Mason's General Store, Omni Hotel

500

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

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