Capitalization and Punctuation

Capitalization and Punctuation

​Watch the video on the next slide to help you learn about the rules for proper capitalization and punctuation then answer the questions to check your understanding.

Capitalization Rules in Writing.mp4 - Google Drive

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence has the correct punctuation?

• His caregiver needs to get apple grape and peach jelly at the store.

• Nerguis shirt is bright green.

• Batu cleaned his room, walked the dog, and washed the dishes.

• Qacha said, throw the ball to me.

Multiple Choice

Which word in this sentence needs a capital letter?

Have you ever visited the Okefenokee swamp?

• you

• visited

• swamp

• ever

Multiple Choice

Look at the address below. Where is a comma needed?

239 Main Street

Augusta Maine

• Between Main and Street

• Between Augusta and Maine

• Between 239 and Main

• After Maine

Multiple Choice

Which word in the sentence needs a capital letter?

Nika and i look much different with our new hairstyles.

• hairstyles

• look

• different

• i

Multiple Choice

Which movie title is capitalized correctly?

• The Wizard of Oz
• The Wizard Of Oz
• The wizard of oz
• The Wizard of oz

Multiple Choice

What punctuation mark belongs at the end of this sentence?
What time does the movie start

• .
• !
• ?
• ,

Multiple Choice

True or False: It is necessary to capitalize titles of books, magazines, poems, songs, etc.

• False; it is never necessary.
• False; it is sometimes necessary.
• True; it is sometimes necessary.
• True; it is always necessary

Multiple Choice

Which of these needs to be capitalized?

• texas
• lobster
• television
• starship

Multiple Choice

Tareq and i drove to the beach last week for fun.

• capitalize i

• capitalize beach

• lowercase Tareq

• capitalize week

Multiple Choice

Is the following sentence correct?

the room is black.

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

What is the punctuation for the end of this sentence?

Two summers ago, Tiana's parents surprised her with a visit to Kennywood

• ?

• !

• .

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• Hey hyunh Where have you been.

• Hey,Hyunh where have you been?

• Hey Hyunh, where have you been?

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• Over the summer I went to M.D.

• Over the summer I went to MD.

• Over the summer i went to MD.

Multiple Choice

What is the punctuation for this sentence?

Why does my dog eat grass

• ?

• !

• .

Multiple Choice

What goes at the end of this sentence?

WOW! Did you see that ___

• !

• .

• ?

• ,

Multiple Choice

Which correctly completes the sentence?

I saw that you _____ late but I was early!

• were

• was

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is capitalized correctly?

• i bought a Maine Root soda and some Doritos.

• My favorite pixar movie is Up.

• The President of the United States is inaugurated on the twentieth of January.

• I want to learn french so that I can travel more easily in quebec.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has correct capitalization and punctuation?

• Lena likes milk, but Sanyu prefers lemonade when hes thirsty.

• Lena likes milk, but Sanyu prefers lemonade when he's thirsty.

• Lena likes milk but Sanyu prefers lemonade when he's thirsty.

Multiple Choice

"The hawaiian islands are very beautiful!" hugo remarked

Which word or words need to be capitalized?

• Hawaiian

• none

• Hugo, Hawaiian

• Hugo, Hawaiian Islands

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct way to write the red word?

Leticias cat likes honey and carrots.

• Leticias

• Leticia's

• Leticia's'

• Leticias'