Capitalization and Punctuation Fun for All!

Which is abbreviated correctly?

• ww2

• WW2

• WWII

• WW Two

When do you capitalize mom and dad?

• whenever you use them

• when they are your mom and dad

• when they are used as a name

• only when they start a sentence

Which sentence is correct?

• I love you Mom!

• I love you, mom.

• I told my Mom, I love you.

• Every Mom likes to hear "I love you."

Which is correctly written?

• The American Civl war

• the american civil war

• The American Civil War

• The American civl war

Which uses a semi-colon correctly?

• The dog is mean; and it bites too.

• The dog is the meanest; that cat likes tuna fish.

• The dog I like is brown; I hope he is friendly.

• Dogs and cats; living together.

What is the WWF?

• World Wrestling Foundation

• World Wildlife Federation

• Wonderful World of Frogs

• Wild West Frontier

• I don't know because they didn't identify the acronym.

Which of the following are true for acronym use?

• You have to identify it before you can use it

• You can use the acronym as many times as you want once you identify it

• It cannot be used to start a sentence

• It helps to keep your paper from being wordy

• It only works in the English language

What is an acronym?

• an easy way to say something hardf

• an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word

• a three or four letter abbreviation or a word so that it is easier to remember

• a person who is afraid of small spiders

Check all that are written correctly

• President Bush

• Mrs. Carpenter

• Chairman Mao

• Speaker of the House Foley

• Senator Dole

When do you capitalize a person's title?

• When it is before their name - President Bob

• When it is after their name - Bob, President of the US

• Anytime you mention their name So President Bob the President

• Depends on the person and the title