Essential Capitalization Rules for Effective Writing

What is the main topic of the video?

• Grammar rules

• Capitalization rules

• Spelling rules

• Punctuation rules

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Which of the following should always be capitalized?

• None of the words in a sentence

• All words in a sentence

• The last word of a sentence

• The first word of a sentence

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Which of these is a proper noun that should be capitalized?

• book

• Jane Austen

• city

• dog

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When should you capitalize after a colon?

• Always

• Never

• When the following word is a proper noun or a complete sentence

• When the following word is an adjective

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How should you capitalize the first word of a quote?

• Never capitalize it

• Always capitalize it

• Capitalize it if the quote is a partial sentence

• Capitalize it if the quote is a complete sentence

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Which of the following should not be capitalized?

• Christmas

• summer

• December

• Monday

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Which words in a title should generally be capitalized?

• All words

• Only the first word

• The first word, all nouns, verbs, adjectives, and proper nouns

• Only proper nouns

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Which of the following should always be capitalized?

• Names of cities

• Names of common objects

• Names of feelings

• Names of colors

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When should specific periods and historical events be capitalized?

• Never

• Always

• When they are mentioned in a title

• When they have proper names

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What should you do if you are unsure about your capitalization?

• Guess

• Ignore it

• Download Grammarly to check your grammar

• Ask a friend

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