Picture examples: spotting capital letters at the start of sentences

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔑 Capitalization Rule: Always begin a new sentence with a capital letter. This signals the start of a fresh thought.
• 🔎 What is a Sentence? A sentence is a group of words that makes a complete thought. It contains a subject and a verb.
• 📝 Identifying the Start: A sentence begins after a period (.), question mark (?), exclamation point (!), or sometimes, a semicolon (;).
• 💡 Examples:
  • ✅ Correct: The cat sat on the mat.
  • ❌ Incorrect: the cat sat on the mat.
  • ✅ Correct: What time is it?
  • ❌ Incorrect: what time is it?

Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following sentences is correctly capitalized?
   1. a dog barked loudly.
   2. A dog barked loudly.
   3. a Dog Barked Loudly.
   4. A DOG BARKED LOUDLY.
2. Choose the correctly capitalized sentence.
   1. is it raining today?
   2. Is it raining today?
   3. is It Raining Today?
   4. IS IT RAINING TODAY?
3. Which sentence demonstrates correct capitalization at the start?
   1. the sun is shining brightly.
   2. The sun is shining brightly.
   3. The Sun Is Shining Brightly.
   4. tHe sUn iS sHiNiNg bRiGhTlY.
4. Select the sentence that begins with a capital letter.
   1. we are going to the park.
   2. We are going to the park.
   3. wE aRe gOiNg tO tHe pArK.
   4. we Are Going To The Park.
5. Which of these options shows correct capitalization at the beginning of the sentence?
   1. she is reading a book.
   2. She is reading a book.
   3. sHe Is rEaDiNg a bOoK.
   4. ShE iS rEaDiNg A bOoK.
6. Identify the correctly capitalized sentence.
   1. they are playing football.
   2. They are playing football.
   3. tHey Are Playing Football.
   4. THEY ARE PLAYING FOOTBALL.
7. Which sentence starts with a capital letter?
   1. he likes to eat pizza.
   2. He likes to eat pizza.
   3. hE LiKeS tO eAt pIzZa.
   4. hE LIKES TO EAT PIZZA.