Capitalization Rules

What is the correct capitalization for a proper noun?

• Capitalize all letters.

• Capitalize only the first letter.

• Do not capitalize any letters.

• Capitalize the first letter of each word.

Which of the following is an example of a proper noun?

• New York City

• book

• car

• London

When should you capitalize the first letter of an abbreviation?

• When it is used in a title.

• When it is a short abbreviation.

• When it represents a proper noun or the beginning of a sentence.

• When it represents a common noun.

Which of the following is an example of an abbreviation?

• Dr.

• Mrs.

• Ms.

• Mr.

What does the term 'acronym' refer to?

• A word formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as separate letters.

• A word formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a single word.

• A word formed from the middle letters of other words and pronounced as a single word.

• A word formed from the final letters of other words and pronounced as a single word.

How should acronyms be capitalized?

• Only the first letter capitalized

• Random capitalization

• Uppercase letters for each initial letter of the words in the acronym.

• All lowercase letters

Which of the following is an example of an acronym?

• USA

• NASA

• FBI

• IBM

True or False: Proper nouns always start with a capital letter.

• Sometimes

• False

• Only in certain languages

• True

True or False: Abbreviations are always written in lowercase letters.

• True

• Sometimes

• False

• Only in formal writing

True or False: Acronyms are formed by combining the initial letters of a longer phrase.

• Acronyms are indeed formed by combining the initial letters of a longer phrase.

• Acronyms are formed by combining the random letters of a longer phrase.

• Acronyms are formed by combining the middle letters of a longer phrase.

• Acronyms are formed by combining the final letters of a longer phrase.