English 12 Name:
Capitalization Period:
What to capitalize…
First words of sentences and direct quotations
Sarah shouted, “Beware of Mrs. Jackson’s grammar tests!”
Proper nouns: names of persons and their titles
J. R. R. Tolkien is my favorite author yet I read much more of J. K. Rowling’s work.
President Obama has nearly finished his presidential term.
Family relationships when used as names
Hello, Mother. Is Dad home yet? Drew’s aunt would like to speak with him.
Dieties and religious scripture
God spoke to His prophets.
Marcus compared the Book of Exodus to the Koran and found many similarities.
Geographical names: continents, countries, bodies of water, land forms, public areas, roads
I have often travelled to Yellowstone National Park but I have yet to see any of the Great Lakes.
Sections of the country but not directions
Industrial production was high in the North but we headed south for our economic studies.
1) i told mr. james that i had a doctor’s appointment on tuesday afternoon.
2) aaron said, “please call dr. drew for advice.”
3) the new teacher is originally from medicine hat, alberta.
4) all of sam’s cousins live in new orleans.
5) would you mind telling mom that i’ll be late for the capitalization party?
6) the first book of the bible is the book of genesis.
7) my father asked if aunt rachel would like to stay for some chinese food.
8) please take this message to the principal, jake.
9) we were anxious to have premier clark attend the rally.
10) the greek myth of zeus and perseus compares to that of god and jesus.
11) most people think that i look my mom, but really i have dad’s brown hair and green eyes.
12) our family dentist is about to retire and be replaced by dr. charlotte.
13) the smith family was devastated after world war i and moved to the far east for a new start.
14) “we plan to visit Hawaii,” tina exclaimed, “for easter vacation in march.”
15) little jamie opened up a savings account at the royal bank with his first twenty dollar bill.
16) i can’t think of anyone who doesn’t look forward to spending time with parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, and other family on christmas eve.
17) as he headed east on marine drive, bob came across a toyota van upside down in the middle of the intersection.
18) every sunday grandma and mrs. davis’s mother meet for tea in edgemont village.
19) my grandfather loves to read the torah to his grandchildren.
20) I plan to listen to the prime minister’s speech with my father this evening on the six o’clock ctv news.