Correct capitalization and punctuation in English sentences.
Worksheet titled "Capitalization & Punctuation" with 18 sentences to correct using proper capital letters and punctuation marks.
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Let’s go through each sentence one by one and fix the capital letters and punctuation marks.
We need to:
- Capitalize the first letter of every sentence.
- Capitalize proper nouns (names of people, places, languages, days, months, religions, books, organizations, etc.).
- Add a period (.) at the end of statements.
- Add a question mark (?) at the end of questions.
- Fix any missing spaces after commas or before punctuation.
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1. “we took a lesson in german and translated it into english”
→ Start with capital “W”, capitalize “German” and “English”, add period.
✔ We took a lesson in German and translated it into English.
2. “ali lives in dubai, the united arab emirates”
→ Capitalize “Ali”, “Dubai”, “United Arab Emirates”, add period.
✔ Ali lives in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
3. “these pictures were taken during our holiday in california, usa”
→ Capitalize “These”, “California”, “USA”, add period.
✔ These pictures were taken during our holiday in California, USA.
4. “on saturday and sunday,i am going to the metro centre in newcastle”
→ Capitalize “On”, “Saturday”, “Sunday”, “I”, “Newcastle”. Also, add space after comma. Add period.
✔ On Saturday and Sunday, I am going to the Metro Centre in Newcastle.
*(Note: “Metro Centre” is likely a proper name — so we capitalize both words.)*
5. “how long did you study for the test”
→ This is a question → start with capital “H”, add question mark.
✔ How long did you study for the test?
6. “i like to take my children to albert park”
→ Capitalize “I”, “Albert Park” (proper noun), add period.
✔ I like to take my children to Albert Park.
7. “did ramadan start on thursday”
→ Question → capitalize “Did”, “Ramadan”, “Thursday”, add question mark.
✔ Did Ramadan start on Thursday?
8. “huda watched the news on the bbc”
→ Capitalize “Huda”, “BBC” (organization), add period.
✔ Huda watched the news on the BBC.
9. “i think june is the longest month”
→ Capitalize “I”, “June”, add period.
✔ I think June is the longest month.
10. “muslims read the quran while the christians read the bible”
→ Capitalize “Muslims”, “Quran”, “Christians”, “Bible” (religious terms and texts). Add period.
✔ Muslims read the Quran while the Christians read the Bible.
11. “my mother is called ann and my father is called tom”
→ Capitalize “My”, “Ann”, “Tom”, add period.
✔ My mother is called Ann and my father is called Tom.
12. “i am going to sheffirld to visit my friend mary”
→ Capitalize “I”, “Sheffield” (typo corrected from “sheffirld”), “Mary”, add period.
✔ I am going to Sheffield to visit my friend Mary.
13. “there is a new post office opening on monday,12th of september”
→ Capitalize “There”, “Monday”, “September”. Add space after comma. Add period.
✔ There is a new post office opening on Monday, 12th of September.
14. “this train to london stops in manchester”
→ Capitalize “This”, “London”, “Manchester”, add period.
✔ This train to London stops in Manchester.
15. “what time do we meet on marton road”
→ Question → capitalize “What”, “Marton Road” (street name), add question mark.
✔ What time do we meet on Marton Road?
16. “in the holiday, my family and i are going to paris on the eurostar”
→ Capitalize “In”, “I”, “Paris”, “Eurostar” (proper noun/train service), add period.
✔ In the holiday, my family and I are going to Paris on the Eurostar.
17. “i live on olive street near the city centre”
→ Capitalize “I”, “Olive Street” (street name), add period.
✔ I live on Olive Street near the city centre.
18. “is there a medical centre near here”
→ Question → capitalize “Is”, add question mark.
✔ Is there a medical centre near here?
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Final Answer:
1. We took a lesson in German and translated it into English.
2. Ali lives in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
3. These pictures were taken during our holiday in California, USA.
4. On Saturday and Sunday, I am going to the Metro Centre in Newcastle.
5. How long did you study for the test?
6. I like to take my children to Albert Park.
7. Did Ramadan start on Thursday?
8. Huda watched the news on the BBC.
9. I think June is the longest month.
10. Muslims read the Quran while the Christians read the Bible.
11. My mother is called Ann and my father is called Tom.
12. I am going to Sheffield to visit my friend Mary.
13. There is a new post office opening on Monday, 12th of September.
14. This train to London stops in Manchester.
15. What time do we meet on Marton Road?
16. In the holiday, my family and I are going to Paris on the Eurostar.
17. I live on Olive Street near the city centre.
18. Is there a medical centre near here?
We need to:
- Capitalize the first letter of every sentence.
- Capitalize proper nouns (names of people, places, languages, days, months, religions, books, organizations, etc.).
- Add a period (.) at the end of statements.
- Add a question mark (?) at the end of questions.
- Fix any missing spaces after commas or before punctuation.
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1. “we took a lesson in german and translated it into english”
→ Start with capital “W”, capitalize “German” and “English”, add period.
✔ We took a lesson in German and translated it into English.
2. “ali lives in dubai, the united arab emirates”
→ Capitalize “Ali”, “Dubai”, “United Arab Emirates”, add period.
✔ Ali lives in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
3. “these pictures were taken during our holiday in california, usa”
→ Capitalize “These”, “California”, “USA”, add period.
✔ These pictures were taken during our holiday in California, USA.
4. “on saturday and sunday,i am going to the metro centre in newcastle”
→ Capitalize “On”, “Saturday”, “Sunday”, “I”, “Newcastle”. Also, add space after comma. Add period.
✔ On Saturday and Sunday, I am going to the Metro Centre in Newcastle.
*(Note: “Metro Centre” is likely a proper name — so we capitalize both words.)*
5. “how long did you study for the test”
→ This is a question → start with capital “H”, add question mark.
✔ How long did you study for the test?
6. “i like to take my children to albert park”
→ Capitalize “I”, “Albert Park” (proper noun), add period.
✔ I like to take my children to Albert Park.
7. “did ramadan start on thursday”
→ Question → capitalize “Did”, “Ramadan”, “Thursday”, add question mark.
✔ Did Ramadan start on Thursday?
8. “huda watched the news on the bbc”
→ Capitalize “Huda”, “BBC” (organization), add period.
✔ Huda watched the news on the BBC.
9. “i think june is the longest month”
→ Capitalize “I”, “June”, add period.
✔ I think June is the longest month.
10. “muslims read the quran while the christians read the bible”
→ Capitalize “Muslims”, “Quran”, “Christians”, “Bible” (religious terms and texts). Add period.
✔ Muslims read the Quran while the Christians read the Bible.
11. “my mother is called ann and my father is called tom”
→ Capitalize “My”, “Ann”, “Tom”, add period.
✔ My mother is called Ann and my father is called Tom.
12. “i am going to sheffirld to visit my friend mary”
→ Capitalize “I”, “Sheffield” (typo corrected from “sheffirld”), “Mary”, add period.
✔ I am going to Sheffield to visit my friend Mary.
13. “there is a new post office opening on monday,12th of september”
→ Capitalize “There”, “Monday”, “September”. Add space after comma. Add period.
✔ There is a new post office opening on Monday, 12th of September.
14. “this train to london stops in manchester”
→ Capitalize “This”, “London”, “Manchester”, add period.
✔ This train to London stops in Manchester.
15. “what time do we meet on marton road”
→ Question → capitalize “What”, “Marton Road” (street name), add question mark.
✔ What time do we meet on Marton Road?
16. “in the holiday, my family and i are going to paris on the eurostar”
→ Capitalize “In”, “I”, “Paris”, “Eurostar” (proper noun/train service), add period.
✔ In the holiday, my family and I are going to Paris on the Eurostar.
17. “i live on olive street near the city centre”
→ Capitalize “I”, “Olive Street” (street name), add period.
✔ I live on Olive Street near the city centre.
18. “is there a medical centre near here”
→ Question → capitalize “Is”, add question mark.
✔ Is there a medical centre near here?
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Final Answer:
1. We took a lesson in German and translated it into English.
2. Ali lives in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
3. These pictures were taken during our holiday in California, USA.
4. On Saturday and Sunday, I am going to the Metro Centre in Newcastle.
5. How long did you study for the test?
6. I like to take my children to Albert Park.
7. Did Ramadan start on Thursday?
8. Huda watched the news on the BBC.
9. I think June is the longest month.
10. Muslims read the Quran while the Christians read the Bible.
11. My mother is called Ann and my father is called Tom.
12. I am going to Sheffield to visit my friend Mary.
13. There is a new post office opening on Monday, 12th of September.
14. This train to London stops in Manchester.
15. What time do we meet on Marton Road?
16. In the holiday, my family and I are going to Paris on the Eurostar.
17. I live on Olive Street near the city centre.
18. Is there a medical centre near here?
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