Capitalization Quiz Questions And Answers

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1.  Does the following letter use capitalization correctly? Dear Mr. Wilson Smith, I regret that kevin and i will not be able to attend your retirement party at Harry's house of hoses. Truly Yours, Mary Jones

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The letter is incorrect because the names "Kevin" and "i" should be capitalized as "Kevin" and "I". Additionally, "Harry’s house of hoses" should be written as "Harry's House of Hoses" with proper capitalization as it is the name of an establishment..

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Do you know which words should be capitalized and which should stay lowercase? This is an amazing capitalization quiz for you to test your knowledge. The definition of... see morethis term lies in writing the first letter of a word in capital letters and the other remaining letters in lowercase. Remember to take your time and read the directions carefully before you answer the questions. Good luck! see less

2. Which of the following sentences uses capital letters CORRECTLY?

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 Do not capitalize a person's description (mom, brother, teacher), unless you are referring to them directly by that name and replacing their given name with the descriptor (hi Mom!). Do capitalize the formal name of a car (Corolla).

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3. Choose the correct sentence.

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The correct sentence is "He lives in the Pacific Northwest." because it follows the standard rules of capitalization and punctuation. Proper nouns, such as "Pacific Northwest," should be capitalized. Additionally, the sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a period, which is the correct punctuation for a complete sentence.

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4. Is this correct?   I am a Poet. I did not know it, My feet Show it. They are long fellows.

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The capitalization error in the line "My feet Show it." lies in the word "Show." In English grammar, unless a word is a proper noun, it should generally be written in lowercase when not at the beginning of a sentence. In this case, "Show" should be written as "show" to adhere to standard capitalization rules.

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5. Which of the following sentences uses capital letters CORRECTLY?

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This is the correct answer because it follows proper capitalization rules: capitalize formal names of holidays (Family Day) and months (February).

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6. Which of the following sentences uses capital letters CORRECTLY?

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Letter D follows all the proper capitalization rules. Capitalize the first word of a direct quotation if the quotation is a full sentence. Capitalize the first, last, and every important word in a title (Tour de France). Capitalize the formal name of a restaurant. Capitalize the first word of a sentence.

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7. Which sentence is correct?

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The sentence "I saw a play called Annie Get Your Gun" is correct because it follows the correct capitalization and punctuation rules. The title of the play is correctly written with each word starting with a capital letter, and the sentence is properly punctuated with a period at the end.

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8. Which TWO of the following sentences use capital letters CORRECTLY?

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Sentences A and C correctly use capital letters according to standard rules of English capitalization. Proper nouns, such as "Tuesday," "Professor Hayes," and "Civil War," should always be capitalized, along with the pronoun "I." Sentence A is fully correct, while sentence C is also correct because "civil war" can be lowercase when referring to the general concept of civil wars, but in most contexts, it’s typically capitalized when referring to a specific event like the American Civil War.

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9. Which one of the sentences below uses the correct capitalization?

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The first sentence should be "Steven has one older brother." Proper nouns like names need to be capitalized.

The second sentence should be "Do you know how to multiply?" The word "multiply" is not a proper noun and should not be capitalized.

Only the third sentence, "My shirt got dirty at lunch today," has correct capitalization.

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10. Which of the following sentences uses capital letters CORRECTLY?

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Capitalize people's names (Nadia). Do not capitalize a building description (high school, church, store), only capitalize the formal name of a building (Innisdale Secondary School, St. James Church). Capitalize formal names of streets (Pacific Avenue, Northern Boulevard).

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Which of the following sentences uses capital letters CORRECTLY?
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Which of the following sentences uses capital letters CORRECTLY?
Which of the following sentences uses capital letters CORRECTLY?
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