Capitalizing Improper vs Proper nouns
Capitalizing Titles
Capitalizing Cities, states countries
Commas and punctuation
Quotation marks
Writing titles
100

What is the proper way to capitalize a persons first and last name?

The first letter of each should be capitalized 

100

What is the correct way to capitalize lord of the flies

Lord of the Flies

100

What is capitalized in grand canyon?

Grand Canyon

100

What change should be made in the sentence? My sister said “I need to do my homework.”

My sister said, “I need to do my homework.”

100

When using punctuation, does the punctuation go inside or outside the quotation marks?

Inside 

100

Would New York Times be italicized or put in quotation marks?

Italicized

200

What is the correct way to capitalize this sentence?

"i can't wait for december because i love christmas."

I can't wait for December because I love Christmas.

200

In a title should you capitalize coordinating conjunctions?

No

200

When using the phrase: "I got a B in french literature." is french capitalized?

Yes
200

When should you use a comma before the word "and" in a list?

When you are listing three or more items.

200

When would single quotation marks be used?

When there is a quote inside of a quote

200

What would be capitalized in the title of mice and men?

Of Men and Mice

300

In a sentence is it necessary to capitalize seasons? Explain.

No, seasons do not require capitalization unless they're apart of a specific event?

300

True or False: Always capitalize first and last words in a title.

True

300

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

We flew to Wyoming to see the rocky mountains.

We flew to Wyoming to see the Rocky Mountains.

The second sentence.

300

Fix the punctuation in the sentence: 

"After the meeting we went out for lunch and got sandwiches."

"After the meeting, we went out for lunch and got sandwiches."

300

What is wrong with this sentence:
"how was your day at school?"

The first letter of the quote is not capitalized

300

Are Nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and verbs, major words or minor words?

 Major words

400

Which sentence is written correctly?

Dr Anna told me I only have one more week in a cast.

Dr anna told me I only have one more Week in a cast.

The first sentence

400

Is this title written correctly? Explain.

From Here To Eternity

No, "to" should not be capitalized.

400

What's wrong with the sentence?

"Main street runs parallel to the Mississippi river."


Street and River should also be capitalized.

400

What is the right punctuation for writing the date Monday July 16 2016?

Monday, July 16, 2016

400

True or False: Quotation marks go around all spoken words.

True

400

What is the correct way to write the title, their eyes were watching god?

Their Eyes Were Watching God

500

What is wrong with this sentence?


"sarah's favorite Month of the year is january, but She also likes july because it's Summer and she's traveling to florida."

Sarah should be capitalized, month should not be, she should not be, July should be capitalized, Summer should not be, and Flordia should be capitalized.

500

True or False:  Never capitalize the important words, even if they are three letters or less.

False

500

What is the correct way to capitalize this sentence?

my parents' best friend lives on pine leaf court in in raleigh, north carolina.

My parents' best friend lives on Pine Leaf Court in Raleigh, North Carolina.

500

What is one way that is appropriate to use a semicolon instead of a comma?

Only has to name one: connecting independent clauses, with conjunctive adverbs, or complex lists.

500

Should you should always use single quotation marks for quotes within quotes?

Yes

500

What is wrong with the title the Lord Of the Rings?

It should be italicized, the first “the” should be capitalized, and the “Of” should be lowercase