Capitalization Part 1

Capitalization Part 1

People and Cultures

• People's names and initials (Lyndon B. Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant)

• Titles and abbreviations of titles (Captain Blake, Dr. Jane Elway, Luis Hernandez, PhD)

• Titles of heads of state, royalty, or nobility when used with a person's name (Sir Walter Raleigh, Prince of Wales)

• Titles showing family relationships if used as part of the name (Aunt Vicky, Grandma Ellen)

People and Cultures (continued)

• Always capitalize the pronoun I

• religions, sacred names, sacred writings, deities (Christianity, Kwanza, the Torah)

• nationalities, languages, races, and some ethnic groups (Portuguese, Caucasian, Hispanic, French fries, Swiss cheese)

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Multiple Choice

Which is NOT correct?

• Greek myth

• the god zeus

• father of Hercules

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT correct?

• his bar mitzvah

• my cousin Joel

• memorized a passage of the Torah

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT correct?

• Duke Of Marlborough

• Sir Winston Churchill

• Grandpa Joe

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT correct?

• We read a story by E. B. White.

• My new French teacher is Canadian.

• The opening address was given by senator nancy holland.

Multiple Choice

Which is correct?

• My Brother and I saw grandpa Victor downtown.

• The Principal invited Capt. Williams to speak.

• Romans often gave new names to the gods of Greek mythology.

First Words and Titles

• first word of every sentence

• first word of every line of traditional poetry

• first word of a direct quotation (if it is a complete sentence)

• first word in a greeting and closing of a letter

• first, last , and all important words in titles

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Multiple Choice

"I like," Luther commented, "reading a play before I go to see it."

• Correct

• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

We read the poem "a certain slant of light" by Emily Dickinson.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

"Do you know the lyrics to the Star Spangled Banner?" i asked.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

All students of American government should read The Federalist Papers.

• Correct

• Incorrect