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17-Proper Nouns_Capitalization-15



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

B.15 The initials of a person’s name should never be capitalized.
 

 2. 

B.15 An abbreviated title before a person’s name needs to be capitalized.
 

 3. 

B.15 A title that comes after a person’s name should not be capitalized.
 

 4. 

B.15 “Did pedro say that?”

This sentence is written correctly.
 

 5. 

B.15 “My brother told me that you still like to play with dolls.”

This sentence is written correctly.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 6. 

C.15 “when did Jenny get back from Jamaica?”

Which words need to be capitalized and why?
a.
“when” because it is a proper noun
d.
“when” because it is a proper pronoun
b.
“when” because it is a proper conjunction
e.
Both A and C
c.
“when” because it is the first word in a sentence
 

 7. 

B.15 What should be capitalized in the salutation of a letter?
a.
the first word
c.
the name of the person that you are writing to.
b.
the title of the person that you are writing to.
d.
All of the above
 

 8. 

B.15 “i can’t stand it,” yelled Yang, “that you keep doing that!”

Which words need to be capitalized?
a.
i
c.
that
b.
yelled
d.
Both A and C
 

 9. 

B.15 “dear doctor dorfmann,”

Which words need to be capitalized?
a.
dear
c.
Both A and B
b.
doctor
d.
None of the above
 

 10. 

B.15 “players practice for games, they play in them.”

Which words need to be capitalized?
a.
players
c.
games
b.
they
d.
Both A and B
 



 
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