Skill 2: Capitalizing Titles & Historical Documents

A noun that names a specific person, place, thing, or idea and SHOULD be capitalized.

• Common Noun

• Proper Noun

• Pronoun

• Possessive Noun

A noun that names any person, place, thing, or idea and SHOULD NOT be capitalized.

• Common Noun

• Proper Noun

• Pronoun

• Possessive Noun

Which of the following would NOT need to be capitalized?

• Titles of Magazines

• Song Titles

• Historical Documents

• All of them should be capitalized.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The American Revolution led to America's independence.

• The american revolution led to America's independence.

• The american revolution led to america's independence.

• The American Revolution led to america's independence.

Which newspaper title is written correctly?

• The Pittsburgh Post Gazette

• the pittsburgh post gazette

• the pittsburgh post gazette

• The Pittsburgh post gazette

What is the proper noun in this sentence?

The family moved from Florida to a new neighborhood.

• family

• moved

• Florida

• neighborhood

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Ms. Whispers read "The Tale of Dino" in library class.

• Ms. whispers read "The Tale of Dino" in library class.

• Ms. whispers read "The tale of dino" in library class.

• Ms. Whispers read "The Tale of Dino" in Library Class.

Which is NOT a correct way to write a title of a book?

• Winter Warriors

• Winter Warriors

• Winter Warriors

• "Winter Warriors"

What is a common noun in this sentence?

Neil Walker is a retired baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• Neil

• player

• Pittsburgh

• Pirates

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The Gettysburg Address was read in 1863 by Abraham Lincoln.

• The Gettysburg Address was read in 1863 by Abraham Lincoln.

• The Gettysburg Address was read in 1863 by abraham lincoln.

• The gettysburg address was read in 1863 by Abraham Lincoln.