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Capitalization
Bellwork / Warm-up Day 1
1.
who is the star of that movie?
2.
“all the ingredients are here,” he said. “now we can
begin cooking.”
3.
Two of the thirteen original colonies were
pennsylvania and virginia.
4.
The english and americans have been allied for man
years.
5.
Many cards sent on valentine’s day picture the god
cupid.
Capitalization for First Words
 The first word in a sentence
 The first word in a quotation if the
quotation is a complete sentence
Capitalization for First Words
(practice)
1. what is the topic of your paper?
2. oh! this is wonderful!
3. Patrick henry said, “give me liberty or give
me death!”
4. “this coat,” Kevin explained, “belongs to my
sister.”
Capitalization for Proper Nouns
 Each part of a person’s full name
 Geographical names
 Names of specific events
 Names of specific periods of time
Capitalization for Proper Nouns
(practice)
1. I walked home with cindy.
2. Is the old house on poplar street haunted?
3. In 1914, world war I began.
4. labor day always occurs in september.
Capitalization for Proper Nouns
 Names of organizations
 Government
 Political parties
 Nationalities
 Language / religion
 Special places items
Capitalization for Proper Nouns
(practice)
1. abraham lincoln was a member of the
republican party.
2. The american revolution ended in 1783.
3. Sally Field won an oscar for her
performance.
4. A popular brand of camera is photomax.
Bellwork / Warm-up Day 2
1.
An old studebaker covertible sat next to the curb.
2.
Pardon me, professor, but would you repeat that
quote?
3.
In 1898, admiral Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet.
4.
Have you read the poem “the dog of pompeii”?
5.
The metro buses run twenty-four hours a day.
Capitalization for Proper Adjectives
 Most proper adjectives
 NOTE: the noun being modified by
the proper adjective is NOT
capitalized
EX: German chocolate cake
Capitalization for Proper Adjectives
(practice)
1. Our family is moving to the chicago
suburbs.
2. This year we are planning a large
christmas party.
3. My father enjoys jamaican coffee for
breakfast.
4. The california condor is a rare species of
bird.
Capitalization for titles of people
 The title of a person when it is
followed by a person’s name or when
it is used in direct address
 The titles of certain officials when the
person’s name is understand when
using the title
EX: President, Sergeant
Capitalization for Titles of People
(practice)
1. Has mayor glasser decided to seek
reelection?
2. Please, captain, give me your help.
Capitalization for Titles of Things
 The first word and all other important
words in the titles of books,
periodicals, poems, stories, plays, art
 Titles of courses when they are
language courses or followed by a
specific number or name
Capitalization for Titles of Things
(practice)
1. We are reading hamlet.
2. My parents subscribe to american
perspective magazine.
3. Have you ever seen Winslow Homer’s
painting the gulf stream.
4. I enjoy reading Robert Frost’s poem
“birches.”