Capitalization Rules in English

What is another term for capital letters?

• Tiny letters

• Lowercase letters

• Uppercase letters

• Small letters

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When should the first letter of a sentence be capitalized?

• Always

• Never

• Only in formal writing

• Only in titles

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How should the personal pronoun 'I' be written?

• As a lowercase letter

• Depends on the context

• Both lowercase and capital are acceptable

• As a capital letter

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Which of the following days of the week is correctly capitalized?

• thursday

• wednesday

• Tuesday

• monday

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Which of the following months is correctly capitalized?

• january

• february

• March

• april

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How should the name of a country be written?

• With a lowercase letter

• With a capital letter

• Depends on the sentence

• Both lowercase and capital are acceptable

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Which of the following is correctly capitalized for a geographical name?

• Lake Michigan

• river Nile

• mount Everest

• desert Sahara

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How should the title 'Mr.' be written?

• MR.

• mr.

• mr

• Mr.

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Which of the following holidays is correctly capitalized?

• new year

• Thanksgiving

• easter

• christmas

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How should the abbreviation 'USA' be written?

• Usa

• usa

• USA

• uSA

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