Mastering Basic Capitalization Rules in English

What is the purpose of capitalization in English?

• To signal the beginning of a new sentence

• To confuse the reader

• To make the text longer

• To make the text look fancy

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which of the following is a proper noun?

• city

• man

• country

• Javier

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Why is 'I' always capitalized in English?

• Because it looks better

• Because it is a pronoun

• Because it is always the first word in a sentence

• Because it is a rule in English

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which of the following should not be capitalized?

• December

• Monday

• summer

• Halloween

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which of the following sentences is correctly capitalized?

• he said, 'today is a wonderful day.'

• he said, 'Today is a wonderful day.'

• He said, 'today is a wonderful day.'

• He said, 'Today is a wonderful day.'

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which of the following is a correctly capitalized direct quotation?

• 'what do you want for dinner?' Beth asked.

• 'What do you want for dinner?' Beth asked.

• 'what do you want for dinner?' beth asked.

• 'What do you want for dinner?' beth asked.

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which of the following titles is correctly capitalized?

• harry potter and the Philosopher's Stone

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

• Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone

• Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What does FBI stand for?

• Federal Bureau of Interrogation

• Federal Bureau of Information

• Federal Bureau of Intelligence

• Federal Bureau of Investigation

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

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

• usa

• Usa

• uSA

• USA

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

Which of the following is a correctly capitalized sentence?

• My sister's birthday is in January and she loves Winter.

• My sister's birthday is in january and she loves winter.

• My sister's birthday is in January and she loves winter.

• My sister's birthday is in january and she loves Winter.

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A