Let’s go through each question one by one and figure out the correct answer based on capitalization rules.
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Question 1: When should a word be capitalized?
Options:
- A) Important Words in a Title → Yes, like “The Great Gatsby” — major words are capitalized.
- B) Proper Nouns → Yes, like “Paris,” “John,” “Microsoft.”
- C) All of these → This includes A, B, and D.
- D) Beginning of Sentence → Yes, always capitalize the first word.
Since all options (A, B, D) are correct reasons to capitalize, the best answer is
C) All of these.
✔ Correct Answer for Q1:
C
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Question 2: Which is Capitalized correctly?
Look at each option:
- A) greg Sherman → First name should be capitalized: “Greg Sherman”
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- B) Mayor Tom → “Mayor” is a title before a name → should be capitalized. “Tom” is a proper noun → also capitalized.
✔ Looks good!
- C) Mrs. monte → “monte” should be “Monte” — last names are proper nouns
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- D) dr. Johnson → “dr.” should be “Dr.” — titles before names are capitalized
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Only
B is fully correct.
✔ Correct Answer for Q2:
B
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Question 3: Bob and i went to the store to get some orange juice.
We need to fix capitalization errors.
- “i” should always be capitalized when referring to yourself → “I”
- “orange juice” — not a proper noun, so no need to capitalize unless it’s part of a brand or title → leave as is.
- “Bob” is already correct — proper noun.
- “juice” — common noun, no cap needed.
So only error is “i” → change to “I”
✔ Correct Answer for Q3:
A
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Question 4: Phil is staying at uncle Raymond's house for the holidays.
Check capitalization:
- “uncle Raymond” → when you use a family title *before* a name, it becomes part of the proper noun → should be “Uncle Raymond”
- “holidays” — not a specific holiday name → lowercase is fine
- “house” — common noun → lowercase
- “staying” — verb → lowercase
So we must change “uncle” to “Uncle”
✔ Correct Answer for Q4:
D
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Question 5: My sister and i drove to the beach last week for fun.
Errors:
- “i” → must be “I”
- “beach”, “week”, “fun” — all common nouns → no caps needed
- “My” — start of sentence → already capitalized → don’t lowercase it
Only correction needed: capitalize “i”
✔ Correct Answer for Q5:
B
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Question 6: i want to go to the grand canyon in december.
Fixes needed:
- “i” → “I” (start of sentence + pronoun)
- “grand canyon” → proper noun → “Grand Canyon”
- “december” → month → proper noun → “December”
Now check options:
- A) I want to go to the Grand Canyon in December. →
✔ All fixes done correctly.
- B) Leaves “grand canyon” and “december” lowercase →
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- C) Starts with lowercase “i” →
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- D) Starts with lowercase “i” →
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Only
A has everything fixed.
✔ Correct Answer for Q6:
A
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Final Answers:
1. C
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. B
6. A
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Final Answer:
1. C
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. B
6. A
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of printable capitalization and punctuation tests.