5.5.W.4 Capitalization

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Capitalization

5.5.W. 4

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M- Months

Months of the year are capitalized! So are days of the week!

Example: My birthday is in September!

• Capitalize: January

• Capitalize: Christmas

• Capitalize: Friday
• Do NOT capitalize: fall
• Do NOT capitalize: winter

Days of the week, months of the year, and holidays

NOT seasons

Directions that are names

Do not capitalize: Drive north to my house. Do capitalize if "the" comes before it because it is now a proper noun: I live in the Northwest.

NOT compass directions

I- "I" when by itself

When the pronoun "I" is by itself, it is always capitalized!

Example: My sister is a runner, but I prefer swimming.

N- Names

Names of people, places, things, holidays, and historical events. These are called Proper Nouns.

Examples: People: My best friend is Molly. Places: The Grand Canyon is beautiful. Things (brand names): My favorite brand of paper towels is Bounty. Holidays: I dress up for Halloween every year. Historical event: The Great War later became known as World War I.

• Incorrect: north Dakota
• Correct: North Dakota
• Incorrect: george washington
• Correct: George Washington
• Incorrect: norman, Oklahoma
• Correct: Norman, Oklahoma
• Incorrect: Empire state building
• Correct: Empire State Building
• Incorrect: spain
• Correct: Spain
• Incorrect: She speaks russian.
• Correct: She speaks Russian.
• Incorrect: I love the Oklahoma sooners.
• Correct: I love the Oklahoma Sooners.

Proper Nouns

The names of specific people, places, groups, and sometimes things.

Proper Nouns

Write a proper noun that Relates to The common noun. Remember to capitalize!

Proper

common

Lucy

girl

____

book

____

store

____

pet

____

movie

T- Titles

Titles of books, movies, shows, songs poems Titles of people as well

Examples: Books: Charlotte's Web is one of my favorite books! Movies: The Star Wars movies have remained popular. Poems: "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" was a poem turned into a song! People: I live closer to Grandma Betty than my other grandma. Do not capitalize a title unless it is used as a proper noun. For example, "Grandma Betty" is capitalized because it includes the name, and "Grandma" by itself is also capitalized when used as a name. However, if you're saying, "My grandma is visiting," it is not capitalized because it is being used as a common noun.

Do not capitalize the small words (and, the, of are lowercase) : My favorite book is, Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban. Caitalize all important words: My favorite book is, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Do NOT leave the first word uncapitalized: Tomorrow I will read, the Cat In The Hat No matter what, capitalize the first word of the title: Tomorrow I will read, The Cat in the Hat

Major words in titles

Do not capitalize: I like when my uncle makes smoothies! Do capitalize: I like when Uncle Bob makes smoothies! Do not capitalize: I want to be the president someday! Do capitalize: I saw President Biden today! Do not capitalize: I love my mom. Do capitalize: Mom, I need help! Do not capitalize: Joe is the mayor in our town. Do capitalize: I saw Mayor Joe in town!

Titles of people

Only when used as a proper name.

S- Sentence Beginnings

The first word of your sentence is always capitalized.

Examples: Ice cream before bed is a nice treat!

S- Sentence Beginnings

The first word is capitalized in quotations as well!

Example: My mom reminded me, "Do unto others what you would want them to do to you."

Which needs to be fixed?

My birthday is in october.

My birthday is in the fall.

Which needs to be fixed?

I love the movie The Fox and the Hound.

I love the movie The Fox And The Hound.

Which needs to be fixed?

Martha said she was heading east.

Martha said she was heading East.

Which needs to be fixed?

I saw aunt Lilly at the store today.

I saw Aunt Lilly at the store today.

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I live in mexico during the Summer. it is always so hot when we are there. i want to visit somewhere cold, like Alaska. That’s where my aunt Jenny lives. She goes hiking in the snow every Saturday.

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I live in Mexico during the summer. It is always so hot when we are there. I want to visit somewhere cold, like Alaska. That’s where my Aunt Jenny lives. She goes hiking in the snow every Saturday.

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