Capitalization Rules Quiz

According to Rule 14, which of the following should be capitalized?

• Names of animals

• Names of days, months, holidays, and special days

• Names of colors

• Names of fruits

What does Rule 15 state about capitalizing proper adjectives?

• Capitalize both the adjective and the noun it modifies

• Capitalize the noun but not the adjective

• Capitalize a proper adjective but not the noun it modifies unless the noun is part of the title

• Do not capitalize proper adjectives

Which of the following is an example of capitalizing specific titles correctly?

• the Maze runner

• the run for the cure

• The Olympic Games

• the last of the Mohicans

According to Rule 16, how should brand names be capitalized?

• Capitalize both the brand name and the product

• Do not capitalize brand names

• Capitalize brand names but not the product(s)

• Capitalize the product but not the brand name

According to Rule 17, which of the following should be capitalized?

• gods and goddesses

• catholic church

• resurrection catholic church

• church

Which of the following languages should be capitalized according to Rule 18?

• english

• spanish

• greek

• all of the above

According to Rule 19, which of the following races or ethnic groups should be capitalized?

• french-canadian

• hispanic

• african-american

• all of the above

When should directions like North, South, East, and West be capitalized according to Rule 20?

• Always

• When they refer to a region of the country or the world

• When they refer to a direction of travel.

• Only in titles

Which of the following sentences is capitalized correctly?

• The book, the lawyer and the ghost, was under his statues of chaucer and milton.

• The book, the lawyer and the ghost, was under his statues of Chaucer and Milton.

• The book, the Lawyer and the Ghost, was under his statues of chaucer and milton.

• The book, The Lawyer and the Ghost, was under his statues of Chaucer and Milton.

Identify the sentence that is correctly capitalized.

• The leaning tower of pisa, in italy, is predicted to topple over between 2010 and 2020.

• The San Diego Zoo is having a half-price special for members of Rancho Cucamonga Little League.

• We met an indian dancer who spoke cherokee, english, and spanish.

• The planet saturn has a density lower than water so if there was a bathtub large enough to hold it, saturn would float!