Capitalization Review

Which country is capitalized correctly?

• new Zealand

• Brazil

• United states

• russia

I should always capitalize..

• The first word of the sentence.

• a person's title

• a proper noun

• all of the above

• None of the above

Fix the following sentence:

i want to go to the grand canyon in december.

Answer explanation

I - the beginning of a sentence

Grand Canyon - a specific place, proper noun

December - month of the year

Which words should be capitalized in the sentence. More than one answer may be selected. Look and choose carefully.

On halloween, we like to trick-or-treat at doctor francis' house. he gives the big candy bars!

• he

• doctor

• francis'

• halloween

• None of the above

Answer explanation

Halloween - a proper noun and a holiday

Doctor - a job title

Francis - a proper noun and right after job title

He - beginning of a new sentence

Read the sentence.

I love to shop at Target, because they have Starbucks inside!

Why are Target and Starbucks capitalized in the sentence?

Correct the capitalization of the following title:

harry potter and the order of the phoenix

Choose the sentence with the correct capitalization.

• My favorite holiday is christmas.

• my favorite holiday is christmas.

• My favorite Holiday is Christmas.

• My favorite holiday is Christmas.

Answer explanation

My - the beginning of a sentence

Christmas - a proper noun, holiday

Correct the sentence with correct capitalization.

fortnite is an online video game that was created by epic games and released in 2017.

Answer explanation

Fortnite - beginning of a sentence

Epic Games - proper noun

Do you capitalize street names?

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes

Which is correct?

• bardstown, ky

• Bardstown, ky

• Bardstown, KY

Answer explanation

It is a specific place (County and state)