Capitalization of Places and Names

What is the rule for capitalizing the names of rivers?

• The names of rivers are common nouns and should not be capitalized.

• The names of rivers are proper nouns and should always be capitalized, e.g., the Nile River.

• The names of rivers are only capitalized if they are part of a title.

• The names of rivers should be capitalized only in formal writing.

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When do you capitalize the word 'Google'?

• You capitalize 'Google' because it is the name of a specific company.

• You capitalize 'Google' when it is at the beginning of a sentence.

• You capitalize 'Google' only in formal writing.

• You capitalize 'Google' when referring to the search engine.

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What is the correct capitalization for 'the statue of liberty'?

• The Statue of Liberty

• the statue of liberty

• The statue of liberty

• The statue Of Liberty

What is the capitalization rule for the first word in a sentence?

• The first word in every sentence should always be capitalized.

• Only proper nouns should be capitalized in a sentence.

• The first word should be capitalized only if it is a noun.

• The first word in a sentence can be lowercase if it follows a comma.

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Give an example of a properly capitalized city name.

• new york

• New York

• NEW YORK

• new York

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What is a proper noun?

• A type of common noun that is not capitalized.

• A specific name for a particular person, place, or organization, and it is always capitalized.

• A word that describes an action or state of being.

• A general term used to refer to a category of things.

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What is the correct capitalization for 'the colosseum'?

• The Colosseum

• the Colosseum

• The colosseum

• the colosseum

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Which of the following is a correctly capitalized sentence? 'the great wall of china is impressive.'

• 'The Great Wall of China is impressive.'

• 'the Great wall of China is impressive.'

• 'The great wall of china is impressive.'

• 'The great Wall of China is impressive.'

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What is the capitalization rule for the names of countries?

• The names of countries are common nouns and should not be capitalized.

• The names of countries are proper nouns and should always be capitalized, e.g., France.

• The names of countries are only capitalized when they are at the beginning of a sentence.

• The names of countries should be capitalized only in formal writing.

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What is the capitalization rule for days of the week?

• The names of days of the week are proper nouns and should always be capitalized, e.g., Monday.

• Only the first letter of the day should be capitalized, e.g., mOnday.

• Days of the week should never be capitalized.

• Days of the week are only capitalized in titles.

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