Capitalization and Punctuation

Capitalization and Punctuation

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English

9th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How many words in the following sentence should be capitalized?
That same night, my mother told my father, "i'm taking phillip back to norfolk."

Back

3

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What capitalization rule tells us that President should be capitalized in the sentence below?
This November, President Obama will leave the White House, and the American people will elect a new president - I wonder who it will be.

Back

Title before a name

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why do YMCA, Mrs., Dr., BTW, CMS, and U.S.A need to be capitalized?

Back

They are abbreviations or initials.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What makes an English teacher go mad?

Back

i

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Classify the types of history my uncle is fascinated by: American, European, French, Russian, Revolutions.

Back

American, European, French, Russian

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Classify the following: My mom's Kenyan friend has lots of interesting stories about her African childhood in the Mombasa suburbs near the Indian Ocean.

Back

Kenyan, African, Mombasa, Indian Ocean

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which sentence is correct?
Options:

He yelled, "I found an abandoned treehouse!"

,

"He yelled, I found an abandoned treehouse."

,

He yelled "I found an abandoned treehouse!"

Back

He yelled, "I found an abandoned treehouse!"

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