Capitalization

Which is all in capital letters or "all caps"?

• YMCA

• YmcA

• yMCa

The ___________ word in an English sentence begins with a capital letter.

• first

• most important

• last

How many capital letters can you find?

"My address is 17 Brown St., Cambridge, CB2 1LA, U.K."

• 8

• 9

• 10

Which is always capitalized?

• the word "I"

• the word "President"

• the word "Earth"

Which are NOT normally capitalized?

• days of the week

• months of the year

• names of the seasons

What do we call words that are only capitalized when used before a name, such as Professor Chomsky and Queen Victoria?

• titles

• first names

• honors

Which words did the writer forget to capitalize?

"Our professor taught buddhist philosophy at Oxford university."

• Professor, Buddhist

• Buddhist, Philosophy, University

• Buddhist, University

Which word is wrongly capitalized?

"The Police searched a blue Honda near St Paul's Cathedral."

• Police

• Honda

• Cathedral

Which are NOT normally capitalized?

• band names

• musical instruments

• song titles

Check capitalization:

The President Tweeted, "The Country has its first Great Leader."

• all correct except "Tweeted"

• all wrong except "The"

• all correct