Capitalizing Languages, People's Names, and Nationalities

Capitalizing Languages, People's Names, and Nationalities

HMH Lesson 2.1.3

Capitalizing Languages, People's Names, and Nationalities

The names of languages, people, races, and nationalities are proper nouns. They should always be capitalized.

Examples

• Mrs. Smith is French and learned to speak English.

• Anthony speaks English, but he is Italian.

• My mother is African American, and my father is Asian.

Multiple Select

Which words should be capitalized? Ms. lopez is our spanish teacher.

• lopez

• our

• spanish

• teacher

Ms. Lopez is our Spanish teacher.

Multiple Select

Which words should be capitalized? We are eating in a chinese restaurant, but the menu is written in english.

• chinese

• restaurant

• menu

• english

We are eating in a Chinese restaurant, but the menu is written in English.

Multiple Select

Which words should be capitalized? I am meeting haru at the japanese grocery store to buy sushi.

• meeting

• haru

• japanese

• sushi

I am meeting Haru at the Japanese grocery store to buy sushi.

Multiple Select

Which words should be capitalized? They are going to the french restaurant with kira.

• going

• restaurant

• french

• kira

They are going to the French restaurant with Kira.