Capitalization Rules and Guidelines

The video tutorial explains capitalization rules for days, months, holidays, and seasons. Days, months, and holidays are always capitalized, while seasons are only capitalized when used in titles. The tutorial provides examples to clarify these rules, such as capitalizing 'Monday' and 'Martin Luther King Day' because they are a day and a holiday, respectively. It also covers the capitalization of proper nouns and names. The video concludes with a review of the rules, emphasizing the importance of context in capitalization.

What is the general rule for capitalizing days, months, and holidays?

• Do not capitalize them at all.

• Capitalize only when they appear at the beginning of a sentence.

• Capitalize every usage of days, months, and holidays.

• Capitalize only the first letter of each word.

When should seasons be capitalized?

• Capitalize seasons only when they are used in a title.

• Capitalize seasons when they are used generally.

• Never capitalize seasons.

• Always capitalize seasons.

Why is 'Monday' capitalized in the example 'Monday will be Martin Luther King Day'?

• Because it is a holiday.

• Because it is the name of a month.

• Because it is a proper noun.

• Because it starts a sentence and is the name of a day.

Which words are capitalized in 'Martin Luther King Day'?

• Only 'Martin' and 'King'

• Only 'Luther' and 'Day'

• All words are capitalized

• None of the words are capitalized

In the sentence 'Do you think we can work in a ski trip for Saturday or Sunday?', why are 'Saturday' and 'Sunday' capitalized?

• Because they are at the beginning of the sentence.

• Because they are proper nouns.

• Because they are days of the week.

• Because they are holidays.

Why is 'Halloween' capitalized in the example 'This year I want to wear a pirate costume for Halloween'?

• Because it is a month.

• Because it is a holiday.

• Because it is a proper noun.

• Because it is a day of the week.

In the sentence 'The season between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day is my favorite', which words are capitalized?

• Both 'Thanksgiving' and 'New Year's Day'

• None of the words are capitalized

• Only 'New Year's Day'

• Only 'Thanksgiving'

Why is 'September' capitalized in the example 'Last September my birthday fell on a Saturday'?

• Because it is a proper noun.

• Because it is a day of the week.

• Because it is a month.

• Because it is a holiday.

In the sentence 'Miss Marquez wants the students to turn in their reports on Thursday before the Easter weekend', which words are capitalized?

• Only 'Miss' and 'Marquez'

• Only 'Thursday' and 'Easter'

• All words are capitalized

• All words except 'the' and 'on'

Why is 'Fourth of July' capitalized in the example 'Mom said we won't get to have fireworks on the Fourth of July'?

• Because it is a month.

• Because it is a holiday.

• Because it is a proper noun.

• Because it is a day of the week.