Real-life examples of capitalization rules

📚 Quick Study Guide

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• Proper Nouns: Capitalize names of specific people, places, organizations, and things (e.g., John Smith, Paris, United Nations, iPhone).
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• Days of the Week, Months, and Holidays: Always capitalize these (e.g., Monday, January, Thanksgiving).
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• First Word of a Sentence: The first word of every sentence is always capitalized.
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• Titles of Works: Capitalize the first word, the last word, and all principal words in titles of books, articles, movies, etc. (e.g., The Lord of the Rings, "A Day to Remember").
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• Acronyms and Initialisms: Capitalize all letters in acronyms (e.g., NASA, FBI).
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• Personal Titles: Capitalize titles when they precede a name (e.g., Dr. Smith, President Lincoln), but not when they follow a name (e.g., Jane Doe, doctor).
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• Geographic Regions: Capitalize names of regions (e.g., the Midwest, Southern California).

🧪 Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following sentences is correctly capitalized?
   1. A. last summer, i went to italy.
   2. B. Last Summer, I went to Italy.
   3. C. last summer, I went to Italy.
   4. D. Last summer, i went to italy.
2. Which of the following titles is correctly capitalized?
   1. A. the art of war
   2. B. The Art Of War
   3. C. The Art of War
   4. D. the Art of War
3. Which sentence correctly uses capitalization for a day of the week?
   1. A. I will see you on tuesday.
   2. B. I will see you on Tuesday.
   3. C. i will see you on Tuesday.
   4. D. i will see you on tuesday.
4. Choose the correctly capitalized sentence:
   1. A. my doctor is visiting the mayo clinic.
   2. B. My doctor is visiting the Mayo Clinic.
   3. C. My Doctor is visiting the Mayo Clinic.
   4. D. My doctor is visiting the Mayo clinic.
5. Which of these is capitalized correctly?
   1. A. the pacific ocean is vast.
   2. B. The Pacific ocean is vast.
   3. C. The Pacific Ocean is vast.
   4. D. the Pacific Ocean is vast.
6. Select the sentence with proper capitalization of a person's title:
   1. A. president lincoln delivered the gettysburg address.
   2. B. President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.
   3. C. president Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg address.
   4. D. President lincoln delivered the Gettysburg address.
7. Which sentence shows correct capitalization for an organization?
   1. A. she works for the federal bureau of investigation.
   2. B. She works for the Federal bureau of investigation.
   3. C. She works for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
   4. D. she works for the Federal Bureau Of Investigation.