HMH Into Lit 6.1.1: Language Conventions Mastery Check

Choose the sentence with the correct capitalization of proper nouns:

• Parvana lived in kabul, Afghanistan with her Family.

• Parvana lived in Kabul, afghanistan with her family.

• Parvana lived in Kabul, Afghanistan with her family.

• parvana lived in Kabul, Afghanistan with her Family.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence is 'Parvana lived in Kabul, Afghanistan with her family.' 'Kabul' and 'Afghanistan' are proper nouns and should be capitalized, while 'family' is not a proper noun and should be in lowercase.

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L.6.2

In the sentence "Mrs. Weera helped Parvana and her family in Jalalabad," which word is NOT a proper noun?

• Mrs. Weera

• Jalalabad

• Parvana

• family

Answer explanation

In the sentence, 'Mrs. Weera,' 'Jalalabad,' and 'Parvana' are all proper nouns as they name specific people or places. 'family' is a common noun, referring to a general group, not a specific entity.

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L.6.2

Choose the sentence with the correct capitalization of proper nouns:

• Parvana is the main character in the breadwinner.

• Parvana is the main character in The Breadwinner.

• Parvana is the main character in The breadwinner.

• Parvana is the main character in the Breadwinner.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Parvana is the main character in The Breadwinner.' because proper nouns, like book titles, should be capitalized. 'The Breadwinner' is the title of the book, hence both words should start with uppercase letters.

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L.6.2

Choose the sentence with the correct capitalization of proper nouns:

• nooria told Parvana about their cousin from jalalabad.

• Nooria told parvana about their Cousin from Jalalabad.

• Nooria told Parvana about their cousin from Jalalabad.

• nooria told parvana about their cousin from Jalalabad.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Nooria told Parvana about their cousin from Jalalabad.' because it properly capitalizes the names 'Nooria', 'Parvana', and 'Jalalabad', while 'cousin' remains lowercase as it is not a proper noun.

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L.6.2

Which word in the following sentence should NOT be capitalized?

“You’ll be our cousin from Jalalabad,” Nooria said, “come to stay with us while our father is Away.”

• You'll

• Jalalabad

• Away

• Nooria

Answer explanation

In the sentence, 'Away' should not be capitalized because it is not a proper noun or the beginning of a sentence. 'You'll', 'Jalalabad', and 'Nooria' are all proper nouns and should be capitalized.

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L.6.2

Identify the sentence with the correct capitalization of proper nouns:

• parvana and nooria went to the market in Kabul.

• Parvana and Nooria went to the market in Kabul.

• Parvana and nooria went to the market in kabul.

• parvana and Nooria went to the market in Kabul.

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which word in the following sentence should be capitalized?

“parvana and her family moved to jalalabad for safety.”

• parvana

• family

• moved

• jalalabad

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A