Deck 22: Capitalization

Question 1

A proper adjective

A) is an adjective that begins the sentence.
B) is an adjective that is part of a title.
C) is an adjective derived from a proper noun.
D) none of the above

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 22 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses capitalization rules correctly?

A) My father always made this statement during holiday meals: "we are thankful for those who have traveled far and wide to return home to their families for the holidays."
B) My Father always made this statement during holiday meals: "we are Thankful are Those who have traveled far and wide to return home to their families for the Holidays."
C) My Father always made this statement during Holiday Meals: "we are thankful are those who have traveled far and wide to return home to their families for the Holidays."
D) My father always made this statement during holiday meals: "We are thankful for those who have traveled far and wide to return home to their families for the holidays."

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 22 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses capitalization rules correctly?

A) My Sister and brothers have traveled from New York to California every Christmas holiday.
B) My sister and brothers have traveled from New York to California every Christmas holiday.
C) My Sister and Brothers have traveled from New York to California every christmas holiday.
D) My sister and brothers have traveled from new york to california every christmas holiday.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Capitalize all of the following except

A) all first words of sentences including the first words in direct quotations that are full sentences.
B) all proper adjectives.
C) all proper nouns.
D) all relative pronouns.

Question 5

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 22 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses capitalization rules correctly?

A) His aunt was caught up in the holocaust during world war II.
B) His Aunt was caught up in the holocaust during world war II.
C) His aunt was caught up in the Holocaust during world war II.
D) His aunt was caught up in the Holocaust during World War II.

Question 6

Words that indicate sections of the country

A) should be capitalized.
B) should not be capitalized.
C) should be italicized.
D) none of the above

Question 7

All of the following statements about capitalization are true except

A) Capitalize all words that indicate directions.
B) Capitalize words that indicate sections of the country.
C) Capitalize languages, ethnic groups, and nationalities.
D) Capitalize religions, supreme beings, and holy books.

Question 8

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 22 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses capitalization rules correctly?

A) My sister is studying spanish. (She will soon be hosting a foreign exchange student from Brazil.)
B) My sister is studying Spanish. (she will soon be hosting a foreign exchange student from Brazil.)
C) My sister is studying Spanish. (She will soon be hosting a foreign exchange student from Brazil.)
D) My sister is studying spanish. (She will soon be hosting a foreign exchange student from brazil.)

Question 9

All of the following statements about capitalization are true except

A) Capitalize the name of an organization or a team and its members, such as Special Olympics.
B) Capitalize abbreviations of titles and organizations, such as Ph.D . and NAACP.
C) Capitalize letters used to indicate a form or shape, such as S-curve.
D) Capitalize proper nouns only when they appear in titles.

Question 10

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 22 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses capitalization rules correctly?

A) During our Family Vacation, grandma learned how to use the internet and now tweets and posts messages to us on Facebook.
B) During our family vacation, Grandma learned how to use the Internet and now tweets and posts messages to us on facebook.
C) During our family vacation, grandma learned how to use the Internet and now tweets and posts messages to us on Facebook.
D) During our family vacation, Grandma learned how to use the Internet and now tweets and posts messages to us on Facebook.

Question 11

Capitalize

A) words like To and In when they appear in titles.
B) words that are used as common nouns when they refer to a field of study, such as  Science or History.
C) the words Internet and World Wide Web.
D) all of the above

Question 12

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 22 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses capitalization rules correctly?

A) The New York Times reported that Cats is the most famous Broadway play of all times.
B) The New York Times reported that cats is the most famous broadway play of all times.
C) The New York times reported that Cats is the most famous broadway play of all times.
D) The new york times reported that Cat s is the most famous Broadway play of all times.

Question 13

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 22 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses capitalization rules correctly?

A) My Cousin Lashonne is taking modern art at night along with his Chemistry course every Saturday morning.
B) My cousin Lashonne is taking Modern Art at night along with his chemistry course every Saturday morning.
C) My Cousin Lashonne is taking Modern art at night along with his chemistry course every saturday morning.
D) My cousin Lashonne is taking Modern Art at night along with His chemistry course every saturday morning.

Question 14

A sentence that is enclosed within parentheses that is not part of another sentence

A) doesn't use capital letters.
B) follows the same rules of capitalization as regular sentences.
C) sometimes contains a first word that is capitalized but not always.
D) none of the above

Question 15

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 22 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses capitalization rules correctly?

A) The south has given birth to many memorable characters: we can't forget Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, Atticus Finch, and Scarlet O'Hara.
B) The South has given birth to many memorable characters: We can't forget Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, Atticus Finch, and Scarlet O'Hara.
C) The south has given birth to many memorable characters: we can't forget huckleberry finn, tom sawyer, atticus finch, and scarlet o'hara.
D) The south has given birth to many memorable characters: We can't forget Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, Atticus Finch, and Scarlet O'hara.

Question 16

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 22 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses capitalization rules correctly?

A) My cousin James played basketball for Lincoln Park Community College.
B) My Cousin James played basketball for Lincoln Park Community College.
C) My Cousin James played Basketball for Lincoln Park Community College.
D) My cousin James played basketball for Lincoln Park community college.

Question 17

Capitalize the first word of a title, the last word, and

A) every word in between except articles.
B) every word in between except short prepositions.
C) every word in between except to, in , and infinitive and coordinating conjunctions.
D) all of the above

Question 18

Which rule is correct for sentences following colons?

A) Don't use a capital letter for a sentence following a colon.
B) Capitalize each word in a sentence that follows a colon.
C) Capitalize a complete sentence that follows a colon when that sentence is a formal statement, a quotation, or a sentence that you want to emphasize.
D) Capitalize only the major words in a complete sentence that follows a colon.

Question 19

When a word indicates a field of study

A) it should be capitalized only if it is included in the title of a specific course.
B) it should always be capitalized.
C) it should never be capitalized.
D) all of the above

Question 20

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 22 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses capitalization rules correctly?

A) The St. Louis cardinals beat the Texas rangers in the seventh game of the world series.
B) The St. Louis cardinals beat the Texas Rangers in the seventh Game of the world series.
C) The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Texas Rangers in the seventh game of the World Series.
D) The st.louis cardinals beat the Texas rangers in the seventh game of the world series.