To Capitalize or not?

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

• we went to see the animals at the san diego zoo.

• We went to see animals at the San diego Zoo.

• We went to see the animals at the San Diego zoo.

• We went to see the animals at the San Diego Zoo.

Answer explanation

Specific places/landmarks have capital letters on the first letter of each word.

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

• the singer who sang that song is irene clara.

• The singer who sang that song is Irene Clara.

• The singer who sang that song is Irene clara.

Answer explanation

Capitalize the first letter of the sentence, as well as Proper Nouns.

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

• George visited the Grand Canyon.

• he is from florida.

• molly loves the washington zoo.

Answer explanation

Capitalize Proper Nouns.

Check capitalization!

Matilda became ill in English, and later she threw up while dissecting a toad in biology. Unfortunately, she'll miss the talent show where she intended to sing a medley of Beatles tunes in German and Latin.

• Incorrect: capitalize biology

• Incorrect: capitalize talent show

• Incorrect: lowercase German and Latin

• Correct.

Answer explanation

English, German, and Latin are capitalized because they're languages.

School subjects do not need to be capitalized (geography, biology, mathematics, etc.)

Check capitalization!

In May, mice munch on melons that grow north of the Museum of Natural History.

• Incorrect: capitalize north

• Incorrect: lowercase museum

• Incorrect: capitalize north and the

• Correct

Answer explanation

The 4 directions (North, East, South, and West) are capitalized.

Capitalize the first letters of proper nouns (Specific place/landmark).

Check capitalization!

The Houston Chronicle reported on Tuesday that seventy-five percent of students at Van Winkle High School spend ninety-eight percent of their time everyday dreaming in class.

• Correct

• Incorrect: lowercase High School

• Incorrect: lowercase Chronicle

• Incorrect: capitalize seventy-five percent & ninety-eight percent

Answer explanation

The Houston Chronicle is a specific newspaper.

Capitalize names of Proper Nouns (places).

No need to capitalize statistics or numerical figures.

Check capitalization!

A group of students in Miss Tremble's Freshman Geography class is doing a report on baboons that eat bananas in Bangkok.

• Incorrect: lowercase Freshman

• Correct

• Incorrect: lowercase Geography

• Incorrect: lowercase Freshman & Geography

Answer explanation

No need to capitalize the first letter of school subjects (geography) Also, levels in school like freshmen, sophomore, junior, and senior.

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

• Do you like Disneyland?

• she rode on a boat on the ohio river.

• george visited the grand canyon.

Answer explanation

Capitalize the first letter of Proper Nouns (specific place/landmark).

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

• jeremy loves the game final fantasy x.

• I've been playing Final Fantasy X since I was 10 years old.

• What exactly do you do in final Fantasy x?

Answer explanation

Capitalize the first letter of the sentence.

Capitalize the first letters of proper nouns and titles.

Check capitalization!

Every Halloween confused little Thadeus dresses like an easter bunny, and every Christmas he cries to go trick-or-treating.

• Correct

• Incorrect: lowercase Thadeus

• Incorrect: capitalize Easter

• Incorrect: capitalize Easter and Bunny

Answer explanation

Capitalize the first letter of holidays.