Mastering Capitalization with MINTS

What does the mnemonic 'MINTS' help to remember in capitalization?

• Spelling guidelines

• Key capitalization rules

• Rules of grammar

• Types of punctuation

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which category does 'months' fall under in the MINTS mnemonic?

• I

• S

• M

• N

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

Which of these is a time-related word that should be capitalized?

• Thursday

• yesterday

• summer

• afternoon

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What are included under 'N' in MINTS?

• Titles of texts

• Historical eras

• Names of pets and people

• Beginning of sentences

Tags

CCSS.L.5.2

CCSS.L.1.2B

What does 'I' stand for in the MINTS mnemonic?

• Institutions

• The personal pronoun 'I'

• Internet terms

• Important words

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

Which of the following is correctly capitalized?

• Paris

• tuesday

• december

• english

Which of the following is not capitalized correctly in the example sentence?

• july

• western lowland

• Coco

• Thursday

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which of these should not be capitalized?

• Nationalities

• Names of languages

• western lowland

• Names of pets

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What should be capitalized at the start of a sentence?

• The first noun

• The first verb

• The first letter

• Any adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What does 'S' in MINTS stand for?

• Schools

• Symbols

• States

• Start of sentences

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2