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Capitalization
Flash cards to help with correct capitalization.
10
Language - English
Not Applicable
09/28/2009

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Term

Which is correctly capitalized?

A) i want to visit india.

B) I want to visit India.

C) I want to visit india.

Definition

B) I want to visit India.

We always capitalize the word "I" and names of countries.

Term

Which one is correctly capitalized?

A) my aunt mina speaks english and tamil.

B) My aunt mina speaks English and Tamil.

C) My Aunt Mina speaks English and Tamil.

Definition

C) My Aunt Mina speaks English and Tamil.

The first letter of a sentence is always capitalized.

Names are always capitalized.

Languages are always capitalized.

When referring to a family member by name, such as "Aunt Mina," "Aunt" is capitalized. However, if you were just saying "My aunt" without referring to her by name, "aunt" is not capitalized.

Term

Which one is correctly capitalized?

A) the capital of california is Sacramento.

B) The capital of California is sacramento.

C) The capital of California is Sacramento.

Definition

C) The capital of California is Sacramento.

The first letter of a sentence is always capitalized.

Names of cities, states, and provinces are always capitalized.

Term

Look at this sentence:

my brother, kailash, lives in calcutta.

 

Which word(s) should be capitalized?

 

Definition
"My", "Kailash", and "Calcutta" should be capitalized.
Term

Which of the following should not be capitalized?

 

A) A person's name.

B) The name of a street.

C) The name of an object.

D) A brand name.

Definition

C) The name of an object.


Term

Look at this sentence:

i go to school in delhi.

 

Which words should be capitalized?

Definition

 

"I" and "Delhi" should be capitalized.

Term

Look at this sentence:

the weather in california is nice.

 

Which words should be capitalized?

Definition

 

"The" and "California" should be capitalized.

Term

Look at this sentence:

my favorite restaurant is in new york city.

 

Which words should be capitalized?

Definition

 

"My" and "New York City" should be capitalized.

Term

Look at this sentence:

i have lived in two different Cities: Cairo and albany.

 

What should be done in order to make the sentence correct?

Definition

"I" should be capitalized. "Cities" should not be capitalized. "Albany" should be capitalized.

 

The corrected sentence should look like this:

I have lived in two different cities: Cairo and Albany.

Term

Look at this sentence:

tomorrow, Gita and i will visit the taj mahal.

 

What should be done in order to make this sentence correct?

Definition

"Tomorrow" should be capitalized."I" should be capitalized. "Taj Mahal" should be capitalized.

 

"Taj Mahal" is capitalized because it's the name of a specific monument. It is a proper noun.

 

In the sentence, "We visited the museum," "museum" is not capitalized because it's not naming a specific museum. It is a common noun.

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