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18-Proper Nouns_Capitalization-15



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

 1. 

B.15 “Josh and Jeff ran into the door.”

This sentence is written correctly.
 

 2. 

B.15 “Is Ethan or Eddie,” wondered Erma, “ever going to stop bothering me?”

This sentence is written correctly.
 

 3. 

B.15 “did pedro say that?”

This sentence is written correctly.
 

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

 4. 

C.15 “My favorite character is Mark in Found.”

Why does “Mark” have to be capitalized?
a.
Because it is a common noun
d.
All of the above
b.
Because it is the title of a movie
e.
None of the above
c.
Because it is a proper noun
 

 5. 

C.15 “Rachel said that “Rhonda is expecting a baby.”

Why is this sentence written incorrectly?
a.
Because the name “Rachel” is a common noun and should not be capitalized.
d.
Because this is an indirect quote. This means that there is no need for quotation marks.
b.
Because the name “Rhonda” is a common noun and should not be capitalized.
e.
All of the above
c.
Because the name “baby” is a common noun and should be capitalized.
 

Matching
 
 
B.15
There is one or more words in each sentence that needs to be capitalized. Find those words and then choose the reason why the words need to be capitalized.
a.
It is the name of a published work
d.
This sentence’s punctuation is incorrect.
b.
It is a proper noun
e.
This sentence is written correctly.
c.
It is a brand name
 

 6. 

“I don’t like the 31st of October.”
 

 7. 

“I sure do love Brenda’s banana soup.”
 

 8. 

“I love found.”
 

 9. 

“My name is Paul Pearson, Ph. D. I live at 848 South Sallyport Drive.”
 

 10. 

“My least favorite holiday is president’s day.”
 



 
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