Capital Letter or Lowercase?
Capitalize or Keep it Lowercase?
ralph
Yes! Capitalize Ralph.
Ralph is a name!
Why is this word capitalized?
Ralph
It is a name!
Fix the sentence:
i like you.
I like you.
November is capitalized because it is a_________.
Month
Fix the sentence:
i like school.
I like school.
Capitalize or Keep it Lowercase?
mom
Keep it lowercase. Mom is a common noun. Only proper nouns are capitalized.
Why is this word capitalized?
Thanksgiving
It is a holiday.
Fix the sentence:
ralph likes the motorcycle.
Ralph likes the motorcycle.
Ralph is capitalized because Ralph is a ________.
Name
Why is Thanksgiving capitalized?
Capitalize or Keep it Lowercase?
Keith
Yes! Make the K in Keith a capital letter. Keith is a name.
Why is this word capitalized?
November
It is a month!
Fix the sentence:
Today is friday.
Today is Friday.
Friday is capitalized because Friday is a __________.
Day of the week
Yes, Friday should be capitalized.
Capitalize or Keep it Lowercase?
the mouse and the motorcycle
Yes! Capitalize titles of books.
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Why is this word capitalized?
Friday
It is a day of the week.
Fix the sentence:
november is my favorite month.
November is my favorite month.
I is capitalized because _________.
We always capitalize "I"
Are people's names capitalized?
Yes!
Capitalize or Keep it Lowercase?
the maid
Keep it lowercase! Maid is a common noun. Proper nouns get capitalized.
Why is this word capitalized?
"I"
"I" is always capitalized when you are using it to talk about yourself!
Fix the sentence:
miss kennedy is a teacher.
Miss Kennedy is a teacher.
Thanksgiving is capitalized because it is a _________.
Holiday
Are the names of cities capitalized?
Yes!