Capitalization - Other Proper Nouns

Grammar Skills
Capitalization - Other Proper Nouns
Garde 6

5-Minute Free Writing Daily Routine

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to ...

• identify and define proper nouns, providing examples of at least five proper nouns in written sentences. (Knowledge)

• demonstrate correct capitalization of proper nouns in sentences, showing consistent use in their written assignments. (Application)

• analyze a paragraph or short text, identifying and correcting any capitalization errors related to proper nouns, achieving a minimum of 80% accuracy in their corrections. (Analysis)

Checking Prior Knowledge

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Vocabulary

Model

​A proper noun names a particular person, place, thing, or idea and should be capitalized. Follow these rules when capitalizing proper nouns:

1- Capitalize the names of clubs, organizations, businesses, institutions, and political parties.
Example: It was the opening of the world series and I was for the first time playing in a series as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers team.

2- Capitalize brand names.
Example: Arnie looked at the Kleenex.

3- Capitalize the names of important historical events and periods of time.
Example: “In addition to coming from a landlord family, your father committed some serious mistakes during the Antirightist Movement several years ago, but he still obstinately refuses to confess.”

4- Capitalize the names of days of the weeks, months of the year, and holidays.
Example: She must have been paying attention in her civics classes, for she insisted on applying the lessons she had learned after boarding a city bus on March 2, 1955.

5- Do not capitalize the names of the seasons.
Example: "He was only with me for one summer, Percy."

6- Capitalize the names of ethnic groups, nationalities, and languages.
Example: Now the moment we have all been waiting for—the main event between two fine young Puerto Rican fighters, products of our lower east side.

7- Capitalize the first word, the last word, and all important words in titles.
Example: Feng and his three assistants moved operations to an Oakland hayfield, referred to by the New York Times and the Washington Post as “a hidden retreat.”

Multiple Choice

My favorite time of the year is fall.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

Did the bronze age come before or after the iron age?

• Correct

• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

I am learning german, but Otto is learning japanese.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

My brother joined the united tates navy last may.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

Will you be a Democrat, Republican, or Independent when you are old enough to vote?

• Correct

• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

My great-grandfather worked on the famous newspaper New York World.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

How should this sentence be changed?

"Tony joined the boy scouts last summer."

• Capitalize boy

• Capitalize boy scouts

• Capitalize summer

• No change needs to be made to this sentence.

Multiple Choice

How should this sentence be changed?

"In the 1960s, President Kennedy founded the peace corps to send Americans to other countries."

• Capitalize peace corps

• Lowercase Americans

• Capitalize countries

• No change needs to be made to this sentence.

Multiple Choice

How should this sentence be changed?

"My brother applied to two colleges, kenyon college and miami university."

• Capitalize kenyon college

• Capitalize miami university

• Capitalize kenyon college and miami university

• No change needs to be made to this sentence.

Multiple Choice

How should this sentence be changed?

"Teddy Roosevelt fought in the Spanish American war.

• Lowercase Spanish

• Lowercase American

• Capitalize war

• No change needs to be made to this sentence.