Capitalization of Proper Nouns

Choose the sentence with correct capitalization.

• The singer and composer John Lennon is often remembered for his song "imagine."

• The singer and composer John Lennon is often remembered for his song "Imagine."

• the singer and composer John Lennon is often remembered for his song "imagine."

• The singer and composer John Lennon is often remembered for his Song "Imagine."

Identify the correct capitalization

• the french national Holiday is july 14, bastille day.

• The French national holiday is July 14, Bastille Day.

• The French national holiday is July 14, Bastille day.

Answer explanation

1. The is capitalized because it is the beginning of a sentence.

2. French is capitalized because it is a proper noun.

3. Holiday is not capitalized because it is a common noun.

4. July 14 and Bastille Day are capitalized because they represent the specific Spanish holiday.

Choose the best revisions for the highlighted portion.

My favorite harry potter book is harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban.

• Harry Potter; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

• Harry Potter; "Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban"

• Harry Potter; Harry potter and the Prisoner Of Azkaban

• Harry Potter; Harry Potter And The Prisoner of Azkaban

Choose the best revisions for the highlighted portion.

My best friend, kiera, thinks that inception is the best movie ever made.

• friend; Kiera; Inception

• Friend; Kiera; "Inception"

• friend; kiera; inception

• Friend; Kiera; "inception"

Which words should be capitalized in the sentence? (More than one.) The teacher said, "my favorite book is 'the giving tree'."

• My

• Favorite

• The

• Giving

• Tree

Do you capitalize names of authors and book titles?

• Capitalize the first, last and any important words in a title

• As you have probably noticed "short" words, those with less than five letters, are generally lowercase in titles, unless they are the first or last words in a title.

• Author’s names are always capitalized.

• All answer choices are correct.

Do you capitalize the names of planets?

• Yes, but only Earth because we live here.

• No, never capitalize planets.

• Yes, because they are proper nouns.

• Yes, but only if they are part of a book title.

Do you capitalize any of these museum names?

• The Acropolis Museum

• The British Museum

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art

• Yes...all museum names are capitalized.

Which word is a proper noun?

• basketball

• team

• Cleveland Cavaliers

• sport

Which word is a proper noun?

• french fries

• hamburger

• chicken nuggets

• Popeye's