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When do we use capital letters?
ALWAYS use capital letters in the beginning of a
sentence. We are going to the mall this
afternoon. My dog is my best friend. Mr. Vance is
the best teacher in the world!
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Where else should we use them?
ALWAYS capitalize the pronoun I. My sister and I
are best friends.
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What about names?
Names and titles are always capitalized. You
even capitalize words like mom and dad when you
are using them as their name. Jackie went to the
store with Mom and Dad. Aunt Cathy and Uncle Bill
are coming for supper. Last week I went to see
Dr. Williams
But...
My mom and dad are visiting my grandma and
grandpa this weekend.
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Lets see what we have learned!

• Find the mistakes in these sentences
• the teacher is teaching about tigers.
• My best friend and i are going swimming.
• Mom and dad are washing the car.

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Lets see what we have learned!

• Find the mistakes in these sentences
• The teacher is teaching about tigers.
• My best friend and I are going swimming.
• Mom and Dad are washing the car.

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Where else are capitals used?
When talking about places and geographical
locations, capital letters are used. Grandma is
taking me to Food City. Last week I went to
Arizona. Tonya is coming with us to Dollywood.
But...
When talking about directions,
they are not
capitalized. My mom moved north of the railroad
tracks. I took a vacation out west this summer.
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Is there anything we forgot?
Names of months, days of the week and holidays
need capital letters, too.
Every year Valentines Day is on February 14. On
Monday it will be Christmas. The third Thursday
in November will be Thanksgiving.
When talking about seasons, we do not use capital
letters. (fall, summer, winter, and spring)
Although...
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Time for another test!

• Fix the following sentences
• my birthday is july 11, 1985.
• My favorite holiday is halloween.
• We are going to myrtle beach for vacation in
  south carolina.
• Stacie and i are going skating friday.
• I am giving mom a present on her birthday in
  may.
• when i get sick i go to dr. friendly.
• Lets go to super dollar on our way home.

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Time for another test!

• Fix the following sentences
• My birthday is July 11, 1985.
• My favorite holiday is Halloween.
• We are going to Myrtle Beach for vacation.
• Stacie and I are going skating Friday.
• I am giving Mom a present on her birthday.
• When I get sick I go to Dr. Friendly.
• Lets go to Super Dollar on our way home.

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still more on proper nouns . . . .
Capitalize the names of historical events.
The Battle of the Bulge was an important event in
World War II.
The Reformation took place in the sixteenth
century.
and
Capitalize the names of religions and religious
terms.
God, Christ, Christianity, Christians, Judaism,
Jews
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still more on proper nouns . . . .
Capitalize the names of nations, nationalities,
languages, and words based on such words.
Somalia, Swedish, English muffin, Irish stew,
Japanese maple, Jews harp, French horn
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Practice

1. the germans invaded poland during world war II.
2. the japenese attacked pearl harbor in hawaii on
   december 7, 1941 to begin world war II for the
   united states.
3. i love to eat mexican food.
4. my neighbors are buddhists and believe in buddha.

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still more on proper nouns . . . .
Capitalize the names of special events.
World Series, Olympics, Super Bowl
and
Capitalize the names of organizations, teams,
institutions, and government bodies.
Science Club, Girl Scouts, Tennessee Titans,
University of Tennessee, Department of Education,

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even more on proper nouns . . . .
Capitalize the names of academic courses when
theyre used as titles.
He took Carpentry 101, but he did much better in
his economics and English literature courses.
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Proper Adjectives
Proper Noun Proper Adjective
Mexico Mexican
carvings Queen Victoria Victorian
jewelry Mars Martian
landscape
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even more on proper nouns . . . .
Brand names . . . .
Ford, Kleenex, Levis (not jeans), xerox on a
Xerox copier, Advil (but aspirin)
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1. we studied italy in social studies and the
   olympics.
2. world war II started in germany.
3. my moms birthday is on valentines day which is
   february 14.

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• the christian quoted a verse from the bible.
• matt drives a nissan truck.
• who were the first american settlers in north
  america.
• I love jiffy peanut butter.