Capitalization and punctuation

What is a proper noun?

• A type of common noun that is not capitalized.

• The name of a specific 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 class of objects.

What is capitalization?

• The use of uppercase letters at the beginning of sentences, proper nouns, and titles.

• The process of converting lowercase letters to uppercase in a document.

• The act of writing in all capital letters for emphasis.

• A financial term referring to the total amount of capital used in a business.

What is the purpose of a period?

• A period is used to indicate the end of a declarative sentence.

• A period is used to separate items in a list.

• A period is used to indicate a pause in speech.

• A period is used to start a new paragraph.

What is the correct way to write the abbreviation for the Central Intelligence Agency?

• C.I.A.

• CIA

• C.I.A

• Central Intelligence Agency

When should you use a comma?

• To separate items in a list, before conjunctions in compound sentences, and after introductory phrases.

• Only to separate independent clauses.

• To indicate a pause in a sentence without any grammatical function.

• To separate adjectives that describe the same noun.

When should you capitalize the first word of a sentence?

• You should always capitalize the first word of a sentence.

• You should capitalize the first word only in formal writing.

• You should capitalize the first word only if it starts with a vowel.

• You should capitalize the first word only in titles.

How do you correctly punctuate a list in a sentence?

• Use semicolons to separate items in a list, and place 'or' before the last item.

• Use commas to separate items in a list, and place 'and' before the last item.

• Use dashes to separate items in a list, and place 'but' before the last item.

• Use periods to separate items in a list, and place 'nor' before the last item.

Give an example of a proper noun.

• New York

• apple

• car

• dog

What is punctuation?

• Punctuation refers to the marks used in writing that help clarify meaning, such as periods, commas, and question marks.

• Punctuation is a style of writing that emphasizes creativity and expression.

• Punctuation is the process of editing text for grammar and spelling errors.

• Punctuation refers to the rules governing the structure of sentences in a language.

What is the rule for capitalizing days of the week and months?

• Days of the week and months are always capitalized.

• Only days of the week are capitalized.

• Only months are capitalized.

• Days of the week and months are never capitalized.