Capitalization: Choose the Correct Sentence
In which sentence below is all capitalization correct?
a. He lived in New York city for five years; He lived in Jackson heights, Queens most of those years.
b. My Brother, Rudy, is a police officer in Miami.
c. She is the Director of Finance for that insurance company.
What is c. She is the Director of Finance for that insurance company.
a. I've had a really bad day.
b. Ive had a really bad day
What is a. I've had a really bad day.
The incorrect word/phrase for the following sentence: I ______ known there would be a pop quiz today.
a. should of
b. should have
c. should've
What is a. should of?
Which is the correct contraction for cannot?
a. cant
b. cant'
c. can't
What is c. can't
All proper nouns are capitalized, including the names of things.
What is true?
In which sentence below is all capitalization correct?
a. My dad says aunt Thalia is a gossip, but Mom says she's just interested in people's lives.
b. I had a great time with my relatives, but after my vacation, I was ready to head back east to Destin, florida.
c. After the parades, we stopped at Burger World and had some fries and a Pepsi because they didn't sell Coca Cola.
What is c. After the parades, we stopped at Burger World and had some fries and a Pepsi because they didn't sell Coca Cola.
a. Who's going to a Patriot's game this year?
b. Whose going to a Patriot's game this year?
What is a. Who's going to a Patriot's game this year?
The correct word for the following sentence: __________ on the phone?
a. Who's
b. Whose
What is a. Who's?
Which is the correct contraction for I had?
a. Id
b. ID'
c. I'd
What is c. I'd
Capitalize north, south, east, west or other direction if they indicate direction, but not if they name a section of the country.
What is false? Do not capitalize north, south, east, west or other directions if they indicate direction, but if they are used to name a section of the country then capitalize.
In which sentence below is all capitalization correct?
a. The Brooklyn bridge spans the East River from Brooklyn to lower Manhattan.
b. The Brooklyn Bridge spans the East River from Brooklyn to lower Manhattan.
What is b. The Brooklyn Bridge spans the East River from Brooklyn to lower Manhattan.?
a. All the teachers' give tests on Fridays.
b. The womens' locker room is in the gymnasium.
c. The men's locker room is in the gymnasium.
What is c. The men's locker room is in the gymnasium?
The correct words for the following sentence are: _______ too many questions on this quiz!
a. There is
b. There are
c. There's
What is b. There are?
Which is the correct contraction for She is?
a. Shes
b. She's
c. Shes'
what is b. She's
All words in a title are capitalized including articles (the, a, an) conjunctions (and, but, or) and prepositions (by, with, to)
What is false?
Articles, coordinating conjunctions and prepositions are not capitalized - only the main words of the title.
In which sentence below is all capitalization correct?
a. Late at night coach Brock puts on the Notebook and cries at the end.
b. Late at night, Coach Bock puts on The Notebook and cries at the end.
What is b. Late at night, Coach Bock puts on The Notebook and cries at the end.
a. The boy's are going to eat with us.
b. The boys' binders were messy and all their homework was crumpled.
What is b. The boys' binders were messy and all their homework was crumpled.
The correct word for the following sentence is: _________ not going to belief what I am about to tell you!
a. You're
b. Your
What is a. You're
Which is the correct contraction for will not?
a. won't
b. wouldn't
c. wont'
What is a. won't
Do not capitalize the seasons of the year (spring, summer, winter or fall) unless they are used as part of a title.
What is true?
In which sentence below is all capitalization correct?
a. “It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
b. Romeo asks, "what light through yonder window breaks?"
c. Sir Lancelot led his men through the upper peninsula of triton's Bay.
What is a. “It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
a. The geese's feathers were white as snow.
b. The geeses' feathers were white as snow.
What is a. The geese's feathers were white as snow.
The correct words for the following sentence are: ______ eating ______ lunch over _____.
a. There, they're, their.
b. Their, there, they're.
c. They're, their, there.
What is c. They're, their, there.
Which is the correct contraction for was not?
a. wouldn't
b. was'nt
c. wasn't'
d. wasnot
What is c. wasn't
Always capitalize the first word in a direct quotation.
What is false? Do capitalize the first word in a direct quotation, EXCEPT when the quotation is split.