Mastering Capitalization Rules

This video tutorial covers 15 rules of capitalization, including capitalizing the first word of sentences, names, titles, pronouns, days, months, holidays, geographical names, organizations, historical events, nationalities, brand names, celestial bodies, vehicles, proper adjectives, educational subjects, family relations, and titles of works. Each rule is explained with examples to help learners understand when and how to apply capitalization correctly.

What is the first rule of capitalization?

• Capitalize all verbs

• Capitalize the last word of every sentence

• Capitalize all nouns

• Capitalize the first word of every sentence

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TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.V

TEKS.ELA.E1.9(D) (IV)

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.IV

Which of the following should be capitalized?

• i went to the park.

• president abraham lincoln

• my name is john.

• we drove west to california.

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TEKS.ELA.5.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.V

TEKS.ELA.E1.9(D) (IV)

Which pronoun must always be capitalized?

• it

• she

• I

• he

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TEKS.ELA.5.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.V

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.IV

Which of the following is correctly capitalized?

• i need to go to the dentist on friday.

• it is november 22nd, 2020.

• we attended wrestlemania.

• thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.

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TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.V

TEKS.ELA.E1.9(D) (IV)

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.IV

Which geographical name should be capitalized?

• north

• south

• main street

• east

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TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.V

TEKS.ELA.E1.9(D) (IV)

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.IV

Which of the following is a correctly capitalized historic event?

• the renaissance

• the battle of the bulge

• the civil war

• the declaration of independence

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TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.V

TEKS.ELA.E1.9(D) (IV)

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.IV

Which of the following brand names is correctly capitalized?

• all of the above

• chevrolet

• puma

• adidas

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TEKS.ELA.5.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.V

TEKS.ELA.E1.9(D) (IV)

Which of the following should not be capitalized?

• orion's belt

• venus

• mars

• the earth

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TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.V

TEKS.ELA.E1.9(D) (IV)

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.IV

Which of the following is a proper adjective that should be capitalized?

• italian restaurant

• all of the above

• french cuisine

• chinese restaurant

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TEKS.ELA.2.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VII

Which of the following titles is correctly capitalized?

• the great gatsby

• the dark knight

• all of the above

• firework by katy perry

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TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.V

TEKS.ELA.E1.9(D) (IV)

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.IV