Capitalization Rules Explained

The video tutorial explains the concept of capitalization, emphasizing the use of capital letters in writing. It covers key rules such as capitalizing the first letter of a sentence, names, proper nouns, days, months, holidays, and titles. Special cases like the standalone 'I' and family titles used as names are also discussed. The tutorial aims to help viewers understand when to use capital letters correctly.

What is capitalization?

• Using lowercase letters

• Using punctuation marks

• Using numbers

• Using capital letters

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Which letter should always be capitalized in a sentence?

• The last letter

• The middle letter

• The first letter

• All letters

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In the sentence 'They all got very wet', why is 'T' capitalized?

• Because it is a title

• Because it is a day of the week

• Because it is the first letter of the sentence

• Because it is a proper noun

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Which of the following should be capitalized?

• paris

• tree

• book

• dog

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Why is 'Muffy' capitalized in the sentence 'We think Muffy is sad'?

• Because it is the first word of the sentence

• Because it is a day of the week

• Because it is a title

• Because it is a name

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Which of the following words should be capitalized when used as a name?

• mom

• book

• dog

• tree

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Which of the following should be capitalized?

• tuesday

• library

• book

• he

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In the sentence 'I love when it snows in January', why is 'January' capitalized?

• Because it is a name

• Because it is a title

• Because it is the first word of the sentence

• Because it is a month

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Which of the following titles should be capitalized?

• all of the above

• mrs

• mr

• dr

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Why is the letter 'I' always capitalized when it stands alone in a sentence?

• It is a special rule

• Because it is a day of the week

• Because it is a title

• Because it is a proper noun

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