Capitalization Rules
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Objective
I can apply capitalization rules correctly in my writing.
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
Always capitalize the first word in a sentence and the first word in a direct quotation.
- 2
Capitalize proper names, including titles, company names, names of places, sports teams, and political groups.
- 3
When referring to relatives by name, like Aunt Marge, capitalize the name, but not when using the term generally, like 'my dad works at an insurance company.'
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Practice
11 questions
Correct the capitalization errors in the following sentence: last summer, we visited aunt susan and uncle bob in florida.
Choose the sentence with correct capitalization:
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Exit ticket
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“Correct the capitalization errors in the following sentence: last tuesday, my aunt and i visited the smithsonian national air and space museum in washington, d.c. we then drove two miles north to meet mayor Thompson for lunch. afterwards, we read the book 'a tale of two cities'.”
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