Capitalization Rules for Middle Schoolers

The video tutorial covers capitalization rules, including when to capitalize the first word in sentences, proper nouns, significant words in titles, names and relationship indicators, titles with names, and names of countries, nationalities, and languages. Examples are provided to illustrate each rule.

What should always be capitalized in any sentence?

• Every noun

• The last word

• Only proper nouns

• The first word

Which example shows correct capitalization of a proper noun?

• george washington

• George Washington

• United states

• the United States

Why is 'The' capitalized in 'The Sound of Music'?

• It is a preposition

• All words in titles are capitalized

• It is the first word of the title

• It is a proper noun

In the title 'The Sound of Music', why is 'of' not capitalized?

• It is the last word

• It is a preposition

• It is a conjunction

• It is an article

When is 'Dad' capitalized?

• When used in place of a name

• When it follows a proper noun

• When it is not important

• When it starts a sentence

What is the rule for capitalizing titles like 'Governor'?

• Capitalized only when used with a name

• Capitalized only in formal documents

• Always capitalized

• Never capitalized

Which country's name should always be capitalized?

• mexico

• None of the above

• Mexico

• both 'mexico' and 'Mexico'

What is capitalized in 'Mexico City'?

• Only 'City'

• Both 'Mexico' and 'City'

• Only 'Mexico'

• Neither 'Mexico' nor 'City'

Which of the following is a language that should be capitalized?

• spanish

• Spanish

• both 'spanish' and 'Spanish'

• None of the above

Why is 'Spanish' capitalized in the text?

• All of the above

• It is a language

• It is a nationality

• It is a proper noun