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Uses of CAPITALIZATION

Below are six important Concepts for using capitalization in your writing.
Concepts #1: Capitalize the first word of every sentence.
Examples
 There are two cups on the table.
 Do you have a pen?

Concepts #2: Capitalize proper nouns (names of people, place and things).
Examples
 My best friend is Bipin.
 I think Spain is located in Europe.

Concepts #3: Capitalize a person’s title when it comes before his or her name.
Examples
 I saw Dr. Dinesh last week.
 She saw Mr. and Mrs. Smith yesterday.

Concepts #4: Capitalize any person’s title when it is used to directly talk/write to
that person.
Examples
 Thank you, Teacher, for helping me.
 Will the needle hurt, Doctor?

Concepts #5: Capitalize the first word in a quoted sentence.


Examples
 Our teacher said, “Good morning.”
 He asked, “What time is it?”

Concepts #6: Capitalize compass directions in reference to specific regions.


Examples
 Europe was divided into East and West.
 The civil war was fought between the North and the South.

 Find the 20 capitalization mistakes below. (The first one is done for you.)
Many of johan’s friends think he has a boring daily routine, but johan like it. He always
gets up at six o’clock every morning and says, “good morning” to his wife and kids, and
after breakfast, he arrives at work around seven-thirty. He works at a small store called
supersave supermarket. it’s located in new York. After work, he says, “good-bye” to his
boss, mr. smith, and then goes home. on weekends, he likes to play with his son,
Thomas, and his daughter, Barbara. Maybe john’s routine really is a little boring, but he
enjoys it!

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Choose the best answer.
1. My………is going to meet us at the library.
(a) father (b) Father
2. My friends and………had a great time at the birthday party.
(a) I (b) I
3. What is the capital city of………?
(a) France (b) france
4. Our teacher said that we are going to have a test on………
(a) thursday (b) Thursday
5. I’m very happy because we will have a ……… next week.
(a) holiday (b) Holiday
6. Excuse me. where is………smith? I need to talk to him.
(a) mr. (b) Mr.
7. My………are very noisy. They had a party late last night.
(a) neighbors (b) Neighbors
8. My brothers were both born in the month of ………
(a) june (b) June
9. William work as a………in a restaurant downtown.
(a) Waiter (b) waiter
10. Who is the………of the United States of America?
(a) president (b) President
11. Last year, we studied all about………Abraham Lincoln.
(a) President (b) president
12. What kinds of sports do you like to play in………?
(a) summer (b) Summer
13. I really love to play………with my friends.
(a) Football (b) football
14. The Pacific Ocean is the largest……… in the world.
(a) ocean (b) Ocean
15. He asked me, “………time does the test begin?”
(a) what (b) What
16. One of my favorite websites is called………
(a) Wikipedia (b) wikipedia
17. Oxford………is one of the oldest universities in the world.
(a) university (b) University
18. I like to look up at the………with my new telescope.
(a) Moon (b) moon

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