Capitalization Rules Practice Quiz

If you are writing about your mother and use "Mother" as her name, what should you do?

• Capitalize "Mother"

• Leave "Mother" lowercase

• Underline "Mother"

• Italicize "Mother"

What is the correct way to capitalize a family relationship when used as a name?

• Hello, Mother.

• Hello, mother.

• hello, Mother.

• hello, mother.

When should you capitalize titles?

• When used in front of names

• When used in the middle of a sentence

• When used as common nouns

• Never

Which of the following is a proper noun?

• London

• city

• river

• building

Which of the following is a correctly capitalized month?

• september

• September

• september

• SeptEmber

Which of the following should be capitalized as a ship's name?

• u.s.s. constitution

• U.S.S. Constitution

• u.s.s. Constitution

• U.s.s. constitution

In most lines of poetry, what should be capitalized?

• The last word

• The first word

• Only nouns

• Only verbs

Why is it important to capitalize A.M. and P.M. in time expressions?

• To show respect

• To follow standard grammar rules

• To make the sentence longer

• To highlight the numbers

Which of the following is the correct way to write a historical date?

• 100 b.c.

• 100 B.C.

• 100 bc

• 100 bC

Which of the following is an example of a correctly capitalized abbreviation for time?

• 6:00 am

• 6:00 AM

• 6:00 a.m.

• 6:00 A.M.