Days/Times of the Year
Are the days of the week capitalized?
Yes!
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
What types of nouns are capitalized?
proper nouns or common nouns?
Proper
Where in the sentence will you ALWAYS have a capitalized word?
At the beginning.
Which of the following words/phrases should be capitalized?
kona
kealakehe high school
hospital
Kona
Kealakehe High School
Is the following sentence correct?
Sally and Kekai left on wednesday for their meeting.
Why or why not?
No.
The sentence should read,
"Sally and Kekai left on Wednesday for their meeting."
In the sentence, "He is going to the Doctor on Friday", which word should not be capitalized?
Doctor --> doctor
In this sentence, doctor is a common noun.
Doctor Sam is a proper noun because it is his title.
Is the following sentence correct?
They needed many items from the store: Cheese, bread, rice, and beans.
Why or why not?
No
They needed many items from the store: cheese, bread, rice, and beans.
The word after a colon should not be capitalized unless it is a proper noun. Cheese is not a proper noun.
Is the following sentence correct?
Jim and Pam both work in Scranton, pennsylvania.
Why or why not?
No
Jim and Pam both work in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Is the following sentence correct?
They left the island in late May.
Why or why not?
Yes!
Months are capitalized
In the sentence "My teacher, ms Post, told me that I need to stay awake during class," which word is not capitalized but needs to be capitalized?
Ms.
Ms. Post is a proper noun because it is a title.
Is the following sentence correct?
Then he heard her say, "They lost their pet chinchilla in the mall yesterday."
Why or why not?
Yes
When using a quote in a sentence, if the quote is a full sentence, capitalize the first word of the quote.
his house is on olena drive.
What 3 words should be capitalized in this sentence?
1. His
2. Olena
3. Drive