Mastering Capitalization Rules

This video tutorial covers the rules of capitalization, including the names of people, pets, titles of respect, days, months, holidays, places, nationalities, languages, and titles. It explains when to capitalize proper nouns, titles of respect, and geographical features, as well as exceptions like the word 'President' when referring to the U.S. President. The tutorial also discusses the capitalization of nationalities, languages, and proper adjectives, and provides guidelines for capitalizing the first and last words of titles and important words, while avoiding the capitalization of short articles, conjunctions, and prepositions.

Which of the following is always capitalized?

• President

• doctor

• manager

• senator

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What type of nouns require capitalization?

• Common nouns

• Abstract nouns

• Proper nouns

• Collective nouns

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Which day is not capitalized?

• Monday

• sunday

• Friday

• Wednesday

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In which case do we not capitalize 'doctor'?

• When used with a name

• When used as a name

• None of the above

• As a job title alone

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Which of these is an exception to the capitalization rules for job titles?

• A doctor

• The president

• A senator

• A manager

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Which is a correct example of capitalization for a man-made structure?

• golden gate bridge

• Statue of Liberty

• lincoln memorial

• Eiffel tower

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Which geographical feature is capitalized correctly?

• Gobi Desert

• rocky mountains

• Atlantic ocean

• mississippi River

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Which option correctly shows a capitalized nationality?

• German

• french

• italian

• spanish

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What is the rule for capitalizing the first and last words of a title?

• Capitalize if they are more than five letters

• Capitalize if they are nouns

• Never capitalize

• Always capitalize

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Which of the following is not a proper adjective?

• Delicious food

• French fries

• English tea

• Spanish rice

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