Capitalization Rules

7th Grade20 minutes

Learning Objective

I can apply capitalization rules correctly in my writing.

Key Concepts

Always capitalize the first letter of the first word of every sentence.

Always capitalize the pronoun I, even if it's part of a contraction.

Always capitalize proper nouns, which are the names of specific people, places, or things.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 5 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. Correct the capitalization errors in the following sentence: last summer we visited the grand canyon and it was amazing.

2. Which of the following sentences uses 'Dad' correctly with capitalization?

3. Explain the rule for capitalizing titles of books, movies, and songs.

...and 2 more questions

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English Capitalization Made Simple: 5 Capitalization Rules

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