Proper Nouns & Places
Capitalize the name of this country: mexico.
Mexico
Fix the capitalization:
mr. smith is my english teacher.
Mr. Smith is my English teacher.
Capitalize this month: october
October
True or False:
The word “I” is always capitalized.
True
Which words need to be capitalized?
the mississippi river is very long.
The Mississippi River is very long.
Which words should be capitalized in this book title? to kill a mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird
Correct the capitalization: My birthday is on friday.
My birthday is on Friday.
Correct this sentence:
He moved to the west to find gold.
He moved to the West to find gold.
True or False: Capitalize “north” in I live north of town.
False
Capitalize correctly: Did you talk to professor roberts yesterday?
Did you talk to Professor Roberts yesterday?
Which words need to be capitalized?
We always eat turkey on thanksgiving day.
We always eat Turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
Which needs to be capitalized?
My uncle tom lives in california.
My Uncle Tom lives in California.
Correct this sentence:
Last summer we visited mount rushmore in south dakota.
Last summer we visited Mount Rushmore in South Dakota.
True or False: In titles, you capitalize every single word.
False
Correct this sentence:
The winter olympics will be held in february.
The Winter Olympics will be held in February.
Explain the capitalization difference between I am studying history and I am taking History 101.
history (school subject in general, lowercase) vs. History 101 (specific course, capitalize).
Explain why we capitalize Central Park but not the park down the street.
Central Park is the official, proper name of a place; the park down the street is just a common noun.
Correct this sentence: I went to see dr. jane doe, who works at the university of texas.
I went to see Dr. Jane Doe, who works at the University of Texas.
Correct the capitalization in this sentence:
When we visited europe, we stopped at the louvre museum in paris, france.
When we visited Europe, we stopped at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.
Correct this sentence:
Last year, we drove south until we reached the gulf of mexico.
Last year, we drove south until we reached the Gulf of Mexico.
(“south” = direction, not region; capitalize “Gulf of Mexico.”)