Capitalization Rules and Proper Nouns

This video tutorial covers the rules of capitalization, including proper nouns, days, months, seasons, countries, directions, languages, religions, Earth, holidays, historical eras, departments, titles, and acronyms. It provides examples and clarifies commonly confused rules, helping viewers understand when and why to capitalize certain words.

What is the primary focus of this session on capitalization?

• Understanding grammar tenses

• Learning about sentence structure

• Exploring capitalization rules

• Discussing punctuation rules

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

• organization

• university

• brand

• albert einstein

When should the names of days and months be capitalized?

• Only in titles

• Only at the beginning of a sentence

• Never

• Always

In which context should 'summer' be capitalized?

• When used in a general sense

• When used in a title

• When referring to a hot day

• When used in a sentence

Which of the following should be capitalized?

• italian

• roman

• northwest

• east

When should 'northwest' be capitalized?

• When referring to a specific region

• When used in a sentence

• When used in a title

• When referring to a direction

Which of the following should always be capitalized?

• Adjectives

• Languages and religions

• Common nouns

• Verbs

In which context should 'earth' be capitalized?

• When referring to soil

• When used in a general sense

• When used in an astronomical context

• When used in a sentence

Which of the following should be capitalized?

• Middle ages

• Easter

• historical eras

• holidays

When should department names be capitalized?

• When used in a general sense

• When used as a title

• When used in a sentence

• When referring to a group