DAILY GRAMMAR - - - - by Mr. Johanson Lessons 321-325 - Capitalization

 

Lesson 321

Mechanics - Capitalization

Capitalize the titles of books, newspapers, magazines, and all other kinds of literary works. Capitalize works of art, motion pictures, and musical compositions. Do not capitalize the articles (a,an,the), prepositions, or conjunctions unless they come first or last in these titles. Example: Death of a Salesman, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Instructions: Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.

1. My favorite book is a tale of two cities.

2. Have you ever heard the song "earth angel"?

3. Jeff's theme was entitled "among the stars."

4. We take two newspapers new utah and the deseret news.

5. national geographic and reader's digest are both interesting magazines.

1. A Tale of Two Cities

2. "Earth Angel"

3. "Among the Stars"

4. New Utah/Deseret News

5. National Geographic/Reader's Digest

Mechanics - Capitalization

Capitalize the first word of every direct quotation. Example: He asked, "Can this wait until tomorrow?"

Instructions: Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.

1. "meet me at the station in the morning," Alice said.

2. "yes," said Rob, "it was charles dickens who wrote david copperfield."

3. She said that she would help with the party if asked.

4. The clerk said, "you cannot use a personal check for the ride."

5. "i used to live here in 1960," said the man. "it has changed a lot since that time."

1. Meet

2. Yes/Charles Dickens/David Copperfield

3. (no capitals because it is an indirect quotation)

4. You

5. I/It

Mechanics - Capitalization

Capitalize the first word in every complete line of poetry.

Instructions: Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.

1. "loveliest of trees, the cherry now

is hung with bloom along the bough,"

2. "roses are red.

violets are blue."

3. "under a spreading chestnut tree

the village smithy stands."

4. "once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore--"

5. "jack and jill

went up the hill,

to fetch a pail of water;

jack fell down,

and broke his crown,

and jill came tumbling after."

1. Loveliest/Is

2. Roses/Violets

3. Under/The

4. Once/Over

5. Jack/Jill/Went/To/Jack/And/And/Jill

Mechanics - Capitalization

Capitalize the first word and all nouns in the salutation of a letter. Example: My dear Mary, Capitalize only the first word of the complimentary close. Example: Yours truly,

Instructions: Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.

1. dear uncle frank, your favorite nephew,

2. with fondest regards, dear sweetheart,

3. dear sir: respectfully yours,

4. dear mom and dad, with love,

5. your dearest friend, to whom it may concern:

1. Dear Uncle Frank/Your

2. With/Dear Sweetheart

3. Dear Sir/Respectfully

4. Dear Mom and Dad/With

5. Your/To

Mechanics - Capitalization

Capitalize proper adjectives made from proper nouns. Example: French dressing, Grecian urn

Instructions: Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.

1. I will have the caesar's salad rather than the finnish soup.

2. The mediterranean fruit fly is a threat to the cherry crop.

3. Many good stories are found in american folklore.

4. Do you want french or italian dressing on that?

5. I like the look of spanish architecture.

1. Caesar's/Finnish

2. Mediterranean

3. American

4. French/Italian

5. Spanish

Mechanics - Capitalization

Instructions: Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.

1. We travel to anyplace where roman or greek architecture is found.

2. They have tried all the chinese restaurants in the city.

3. "he rode all unarmed and he rode all alone.

so faithful in love, and so dauntless in war,"

4. Have you read the poem "lochinvar?"

5. The little boy asked, "may I go to bed now?"

6. Have you read the exciting book harry potter and the goblet of fire?

7. "no," he answered, "but I have read the other harry potter books."

8. dear elaine,

I will be with you soon.

sincerely yours,

9. The latin language is easier to learn than the greek language.

10. little boy blue,

come blow your horn,

the sheep's in the meadow,

the cow's in the corn;

1. Roman/Greek

2. Chinese

3. He/So

4. Lochinvar

5. May

6. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

7. No/Harry Potter

8. Dear Elaine/Sincerely

9. Latin/Greek

10. Little Boy Blue/Come/The/The

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