Worksheet for practicing proper nouns, focusing on special places, with a playful elephant illustration.

Task Overview:

The task involves identifying and correcting the capitalization of proper nouns in sentences. Proper nouns are specific names of people, places, or things and should always be capitalized. The worksheet provides examples and asks students to use editing marks to indicate which words need capital letters.

Solution:

Below is the corrected version of each sentence with explanations for why certain words were capitalized:

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#### 1. The mississippi river is very long.
- Correction: The Mississippi River is very long.
- Explanation: "Mississippi" is a proper noun (the name of a river), so it needs to be capitalized. Similarly, "River" is part of the full name and should also be capitalized.

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#### 2. I went to visit my hometown of dahlonega, georgia.
- Correction: I went to visit my hometown of Dahlonega, Georgia.
- Explanation: "Dahlonega" is a proper noun (the name of a town), so it needs to be capitalized. "Georgia" is a proper noun (the name of a state), so it also needs to be capitalized.

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#### 3. I would like to be able to visit antarctica one day.
- Correction: I would like to be able to visit Antarctica one day.
- Explanation: "Antarctica" is a proper noun (the name of a continent), so it needs to be capitalized.

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#### 4. egypt is in africa.
- Correction: Egypt is in Africa.
- Explanation: "Egypt" is a proper noun (the name of a country), so it needs to be capitalized. "Africa" is also a proper noun (the name of a continent), so it needs to be capitalized.

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#### 5. There is a large rainforest in south america.
- Correction: There is a large rainforest in South America.
- Explanation: "South America" is a proper noun (the name of a continent), so both words need to be capitalized.

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#### 6. We went fishing at table rock lake last summer.
- Correction: We went fishing at Table Rock Lake last summer.
- Explanation: "Table Rock Lake" is a proper noun (the name of a lake), so all three words need to be capitalized.

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#### 7. The capital of california is sacramento.
- Correction: The capital of California is Sacramento.
- Explanation: "California" is a proper noun (the name of a state), so it needs to be capitalized. "Sacramento" is a proper noun (the name of a city), so it also needs to be capitalized.

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#### 8. There are boulders that look like elephants at elephant rocks state park.
- Correction: There are boulders that look like elephants at Elephant Rocks State Park.
- Explanation: "Elephant Rocks State Park" is a proper noun (the name of a park), so all three words need to be capitalized.

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#### 9. She drove through dallas, texas on her way home.
- Correction: She drove through Dallas, Texas on her way home.
- Explanation: "Dallas" is a proper noun (the name of a city), so it needs to be capitalized. "Texas" is a proper noun (the name of a state), so it also needs to be capitalized.

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#### 10. We are planning a trip to yellowstone national park next year.
- Correction: We are planning a trip to Yellowstone National Park next year.
- Explanation: "Yellowstone National Park" is a proper noun (the name of a park), so all three words need to be capitalized.

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Final Corrected Sentences:

1. The Mississippi River is very long.
2. I went to visit my hometown of Dahlonega, Georgia.
3. I would like to be able to visit Antarctica one day.
4. Egypt is in Africa.
5. There is a large rainforest in South America.
6. We went fishing at Table Rock Lake last summer.
7. The capital of California is Sacramento.
8. There are boulders that look like elephants at Elephant Rocks State Park.
9. She drove through Dallas, Texas on her way home.
10. We are planning a trip to Yellowstone National Park next year.

Explanation of Editing Marks:

If you were using editing marks, you would place a caret (^) above each lowercase letter that needs to be capitalized and write the correct capital letter next to it. For example:
- "mississippi" → "^M^"
- "dahlonega" → "^D^"

This indicates where the capitalization error occurs and what the correct capitalization should be.

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Final Answer:

\boxed{
\text{See the corrected sentences above.}
}