Capitalization

Capitalization

​WHEN DO WE USE CAPTIALIZATION?

​1. Capitalize the first word of every sentence.

​When starting a sentence, the first word should ALWAYS be captialized.

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​Eg. The boy is playing outside.

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​ I am very hungry.

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​ Do you have homework?

​2. “I” is always capitalized,

​When writing sentences, ' I ' should always be capitalized no matter the placement.

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​Eg. I am an intelligent student.

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​ My friends and I love basketball.

​3. Capitalize proper noun.

Proper nouns name specific one-of-a-kind items, and they begin with capital letters, no matter where they occur within a sentence.

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​Eg. I live in Castries.

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​ My sister has a German Shepard.

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​ We are going to Subway after school.

​DO NOT FORGET!!

​Always capitalize:

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• The Days of the Week

• Months of the Year

• Holidays

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They are always capitalized as these are proper nouns

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​Note: Names of seasons are not capitalized eg. spring, summer, winter, fall, etc.

​4. Capitalize a person’s title when it comes after their name.

​Title is a name that describes someone's position or job. There are many titles eg. Dr, Mr, Mrs, Ms, Sir.

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​Eg. I am Dr. Samuel James.

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​ My favorite teacher is Mrs. Paul.

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​ Have you seen Sir. Arthur Lewis?

​5. Capitalize the first word of a quoted sentence

You use quotation marks when you want to use someone else's words in your writing. ​" ..... "

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​Eg. She said, "I can do this".

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​ "The sun is very hot", said John.

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​ Mary asked, "Can you come with me?".

Multiple Choice

Which of the following has correct capitalization?

• Mom said, "clean up your toys!"

• Mom said, "Clean up your toys!"

• mom said, "clean up your toys!"

• mom said, "Clean up your toys!

Multiple Choice

Which of the following has correct capitalization for a letter salutation?

• Dear doctor johnson,

• Dear Doctor johnson,

• Dear doctor Johnson,

• Dear Doctor Johnson,

Multiple Choice

Which of the following has correct capitalization?

• This year, spring started on March 19.

• This year, Spring started on March 19.

• this year, spring started on March 19.

• This year, spring started on march 19.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following has correct capitalization?

• In mrs. lee's class, we're reading the lightning thief.

• In Mrs. Lee's class, we're reading The Lightning Thief.

• In mrs. Lee's class, we're reading The lightning thief.

• In Mrs. lee's class, we're reading The Lightning Thief.