Let’s go through each sentence one by one and fix the capitalization.
Remember:
- The first word of every sentence must be capitalized.
- Names of people (like Conor, Nguyen, Dolores) must be capitalized.
- Days of the week (like Saturday) and months (like July) must be capitalized.
- “Mom” is capitalized when it’s used like a name — but in this case, “my mom’s name is dolores” — “mom” is not being used as a name here, so it stays lowercase. Only “Dolores” gets capitalized.
Now let’s fix each sentence:
1. Original: “the children played on saturday.”
→ First word “the” → capitalize to “The”
→ “saturday” is a day → capitalize to “Saturday”
✔ Fixed:
The children played on Saturday.
2. Original: “this is my brother, conor.”
→ First word “this” → capitalize to “This”
→ “conor” is a person’s name → capitalize to “Conor”
✔ Fixed:
This is my brother, Conor.
3. Original: “we don’t have school in july.”
→ First word “we” → capitalize to “We”
→ “july” is a month → capitalize to “July”
✔ Fixed:
We don’t have school in July.
4. Original: “her last name is nguyen.”
→ First word “her” → capitalize to “Her”
→ “nguyen” is a last name → capitalize to “Nguyen”
✔ Fixed:
Her last name is Nguyen.
5. Original: “my mom’s name is dolores.”
→ First word “my” → capitalize to “My”
→ “dolores” is a person’s name → capitalize to “Dolores”
→ “mom” is not being used as a name here (it’s “my mom”), so it stays lowercase
✔ Fixed:
My mom’s name is Dolores.
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Final Answer:
1. The children played on Saturday.
2. This is my brother, Conor.
3. We don’t have school in July.
4. Her last name is Nguyen.
5. My mom’s name is Dolores.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of capitalization worksheet free.
