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12. Have you seen any of Mary cassatt’s paintings?13. I didn’t know that there are mummies in the american

museum of natural history.14. A venezuelan exchange student will be living with our

family for eight months.15. The graduation ceremony was held at Newberry college.16. When is the jewish holiday yom kippur this year?17. Grandma asked me what i want for my birthday.18. Monique said, “that movie is about World war II.”19. Next spring uncle William is going to take me on a hiking

trip to mount Elbert.20. Darnell took a rafting trip on the Colorado river.

Using Capital Letters20a. Capitalize the first word in every sentence.

EXAMPLE My sister has soccer practice after school. Then she has to do her homework.

The first word of a directly quoted sentence should begin witha capital letter, whether or not the quotation comes at thebeginning of your sentence.

EXAMPLE Reiko asked, “Have you finished your report?”

Traditionally, the first word of every line of poetry beginswith a capital letter.

EXAMPLE Let the rain kiss you.Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid

drops.Let the rain sing you a lullaby.The rain makes still pools on the sidewalk.The rain makes running pools in the gutter.The rain plays a little sleep-song on our roof at night—And I love the rain.

Langston Hughes, “April Rain Song”

Some poets do not follow this style. When you quote froma poem, use capital letters exactly as the poet uses them.

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Capitalize the first word of a sentencefragment used in dialogue.

EXAMPLEHelena asked, “Have

you read Terry Brooks’new novel?”

Jenny answered, “No,not yet.”

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20b. Capitalize the first word in both the salutation and theclosing of a letter.

SALUTATIONS Dear Service Manager:

Dear Adam,

My dear Brenda,

CLOSINGS Sincerely,

Yours truly,

Very truly yours,

20c. Capitalize the pronoun I.

EXAMPLE When I returned home, I walked the dog.

Proofreading Sentences for CorrectCapitalization

If a sentence has one or more errors in capitalization, correctlywrite each word that should be capitalized. If a sentence isalready correct, write C.

EXAMPLE 1. What time should i call?1. I

1. my library report on Edwin Arlington Robinson is due atthe end of next month.

2. My sister memorized the limerick that begins, “a tutor whotooted a flute.”

3. Aren’t you glad that tomorrow is a holiday?4. Elizabeth said, “we need to buy some more shampoo.”5. My grandparents let me watch television only after i have

finished all my chores.6. I used “yours truly” to close my letter.7. How many yen did you spend during your vacation

in Japan, Alexander?8. “Everything i need to make the spaghetti sauce is right

here,” Nanna said.9. two groups that i like will perform in concert next month

in the park.10. Greg said, “tomorrow is a holiday, so there will be no

mail delivery.”

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For information aboutwriting letters, see“Writing” in the QuickReference Handbook. For information on usingcolons in letters, seepage 579. For informationon using commas in letters, see page 574.


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20d. Capitalize proper nouns.

A proper noun names a particular person, place, thing, oridea. Proper nouns are capitalized. A common noun names akind or type of person, place, thing, or idea. A common noungenerally is not capitalized unless it begins a sentence or ispart of a title.

As you may already have noticed, some proper nouns consist of more than one word. In these names, short words suchas prepositions (those of fewer than five letters) and articles (a, an, and the) are not capitalized.

EXAMPLES Isle of Wight Attila the Hun

(1) Capitalize the names of persons and animals.

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Proper Nouns Common Nouns

Fairview School middle school

November month

Toni Morrison writer

Red Sox team

Kenya country

Queen Elizabeth queen

Motorola company

Persons

Kazue Sawai Harriet Tubman

Golda Meir Eric the Red

Heitor Villa-Lobos W. C. Handy

Animals

Lassie Rover

Shamu Socks

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Some names consist ofmore than one part. Thedifferent parts may beginwith capital letters only orwith a combination of capi-tal and lowercase letters. Ifyou are not sure about thespelling of a name, ask theperson with that name, orcheck a reference source.

EXAMPLESdu Maurier, DuPont, van Gogh, Van Buren, La Verne, de la Tour


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(2) Capitalize geographical names.

In a hyphenated street number, the second part of thenumber is not capitalized.

EXAMPLE Forty-ninth Street

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You may be able to useyour spellchecker to helpyou correctly capitalizepeople’s names, geographi-cal names, and otherproper nouns. Each timeyou use a proper noun inyour writing, make sureyou have spelled and capi-talized it correctly. Then,add the name to your computer’s dictionary orspellchecker.

Type of Name Examples

Continents Asia North America

Australia Europe

Countries Denmark Thailand

Burkina Faso Costa Rica

Cities, Towns Minneapolis New Delhi

Havana San Diego

States Maryland Mississippi

West Virginia Oregon

Islands Hawaiian Islands Isle of Wight

Leyte Key West

Bodies of Yangtze River Lake OkeechobeeWater Hudson Bay Caribbean Sea

Streets, Front Street Sunset BoulevardHighways Fifth Avenue Interstate 55



Parks San Antonio YellowstoneMissions National Park

Mountains Adirondacks Mount Kilimanjaro

Pine Mountain Andes

Forests Sherwood Forest Sierra National

Black Forest Forest

Sections of the South the Northwestthe Country Corn Belt New England


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Words such as east, west, northeast, or southwest are notcapitalized when the words indicate a direction.

EXAMPLES Turn east when you reach the river. [direction]

Mae goes to college in the East. [section of the country]

Writing Proper Nouns

For each common noun given below, write two proper nounsthat name the same kind of person or thing. Be sure to usecapital letters correctly.

EXAMPLE 1. lake1. Lake Louise, Lake Ontario

1. river 6. singer 11. dog 16. explorer2. street 7. island 12. politician 17. mountain3. actor 8. state 13. city 18. lake4. park 9. country 14. pet 19. continent5. friend 10. ocean 15. painter 20. athlete

Proofreading for the Correct Use ofCapital Letters

If a sentence has an error in capitalization, correctly write the word that should be capitalized. If the sentence is alreadycorrect, write C.

EXAMPLE 1. Huge rigs pump oil from beneath the North sea.1. Sea

1. María Ayala and eileen Barnes are going to Chicago.2. Our neighbor Ken Oshige recently moved to canada.3. Midway island is in the Pacific Ocean.4. We could see mount Hood from the airplane window.5. After you turn off the highway, head north for three miles.6. During the sixteenth century, explorers from Spain

brought horses to the west.7. Several of us went camping near the guadalupe River.8. My closest friend just moved to Ohio with shadow, her cat.9. Hawaii Volcanoes National park is in Hawaii.

10. The bookstore is located on Maple street in New Orleans.

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(3) Capitalize the names of organizations, teams, institutions, and government bodies.

Do not capitalize words such as hotel, theater, and highschool unless they are part of a proper name.

EXAMPLES Fremont Hotel the hotel

Apollo Theater a theater

Ames High School that high school

(4) Capitalize the names of special events, holidays, and calendar items.

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Special Events World Series Parade of Roses

New York Marathon Tulip Festival

Holidays Thanksgiving Martin Luther

Labor Day King, Jr., Day

Calendar Items Sunday December

Father’s Day April Fools’ Day


Organizations Math Club

Oakdale Chamber of Commerce

Boy Scouts

Teams New York Mets

Los Angeles Lakers

Riverside Raiders

Institutions University of Oklahoma

Kennedy Middle School

Mount Sinai Hospital

Government Bodies League of Arab States

Department of Education

Federal Bureau of Investigation

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The names of governmentbodies are generally abbreviated.

EXAMPLESFBI IRS


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Historical Boston Tea Party New DealEvents Battle of Hastings March on

War of 1812 Washington

Historical Bronze Age Great DepressionPeriods Reformation Renaissance

Do not capitalize the name of a season unless it is part ofa proper name.

EXAMPLES a winter storm the Winter Festival

(5) Capitalize the names of historical events and periods.

Correcting Errors in the Use of CapitalLetters

For the following sentences, identify each word that should becapitalized but is not. Then, write the word or words correctly.

EXAMPLE 1. Hart middle school is having a book fair.1. Middle School

1. Would you like to go to the movies this friday?2. I think that the special Olympics will be held in our town

this year.3. What plans have you made for easter?4. My sister and I were born at memorial Hospital.5. The Rotary club donated equipment for our school’s gym.6. Did dinosaurs live during the stone Age?7. My favorite baseball team is the Atlanta braves.8. I always look forward to the first day of springfest.9. The united states Congress is made up of the senate and

the house of representatives.10. Did you see any fireworks on the fourth of July?11. Donna’s youngest sister is going to join the girl scouts

next Wednesday.12. Our family has a wonderful time at the Alaska renaissance

festival each year.

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13. The Grand hotel used to have Roman and Egyptian statuesin its lobby.

14. Dave teaches at either the university of Florida or the university of Miami.

15. Why would you like to have lived during the middle ages?16. If you like baseball games, you will enjoy watching the

Texas rangers play.17. Mrs. Nelson’s class prepared the library display about civil

rights day.18. For fifteen years, spring carnival has been our school’s

main fund-raiser.19. During the French revolution, people demanded their

freedom and rights.20. We’ll be visiting my cousin’s high school in may.

(6) Capitalize the names of nationalities, races, and peoples.

(7) Capitalize the names of businesses and the brand namesof business products.

Names of types of products are not capitalized.

EXAMPLES Goodyear tires, Nikon camera, Ford truck

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Businesses J. and J. Construction, Inc.

Uptown Shoe Store

Grommet Manufacturing Company

Business Products Goodyear Aquatred

Nikon Pronea

Ford Ranger

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The words black and whitemay or may not be capital-ized when they referto people. Either way iscorrect.

EXAMPLEDuring the Civil War,many Black [or black]people joined the Unionforces.


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(8) Capitalize the names of ships, trains, aircraft, andspacecraft.

(9) Capitalize the names of buildings and other structures.

(10) Capitalize the names of monuments, memorials, and awards.

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A computer’s spellcheckeror style checker might spotsome capitalization errorsfor you.

However, you cannotrely on these programs tofind all your mistakes. Sincemany words are capitalizedin some situations but notin others, the computercannot find every error.Also, the computer mightmistakenly highlight aword that is already correct.

Always proofread yourwriting carefully to makesure you have used capitalletters correctly.


Ships Santa Maria Monitor

Trains Coast Starlight City of Miami

Aircraft Air Force One Spirit of St. Louis

Spacecraft Columbia Lunar Prospector

Statue of Liberty Lincoln Memorial Pulitzer Prize


Religions and Buddhism ChristianFollowers Taoism Jew

Holy Days and Purim RamadanCelebrations Christmas Ash Wednesday

Sacred Dead Sea Scrolls KoranWritings Bible Talmud

Specific Deities Allah Vishnu

God Jehovah

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For information on usingitalics (underlining) forthe names of vehicles,see page 589.


Buildings Flatiron Building World Trade

Gallier Hall Center

Other Hoover Dam Golden GateStructures Astrodome Bridge


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The words god and goddess are not capitalized when theyrefer to deities of ancient mythology. However, the names of specific mythological gods and goddesses are capitalized.

EXAMPLE The Roman god of the sea was Neptune.

(12) Capitalize the names of planets, stars, constellations,and other heavenly bodies.

The word earth is not capitalized unless it is used alongwith the names of other heavenly bodies that are capitalized.The words sun and moon generally are not capitalized.

EXAMPLES China is home to one fourth of the people on earth.

How far is Saturn from Earth?

The sun rose at 7:09 this morning.

Correcting Sentences by Using Capital Letters Correctly

For each of the following sentences, correctly write the wordor words that should be capitalized.

EXAMPLE 1. We went to the leesburg library to learn moreabout african american history.

1. Leesburg Library, African American

1. The methodist quoted a verse from the bible.2. Bob has a chevrolet truck.3. On a clear night you can see venus from earth.4. My teacher took a cruise on the song of Norway.5. Meet me in front of the Woolworth building.6. Pilar received the Junior Achievement award.7. Otis made a detailed scale model of the spacecraft nozomi.8. Elena wrote a poem about the Greek god zeus.9. Some navajo make beautiful silver jewelry.

10. Who were the first europeans to settle in Mexico?

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Correcting Sentences by CapitalizingProper Nouns


EXAMPLE 1. In the late nineteenth century, henry morton stanley explored an area of africa occupied byancestors of the bambuti.

1. Henry Morton Stanley, Africa, Bambuti

1. The bambuti people live in the ituri forest, which islocated in the northeast area of the Democratic republicof the congo.

2. This forest is located almost exactly in the middle of thecontinent of africa.

3. It lies north of mungbere, as shown in the boxed areaon the map to the right.

4. The bambuti people, also known as twides,aka, or efe, have lived there for many thousands of years.

5. The earliest record of people like theBambuti is found in the notes of explorersfrom egypt about 2500 B.C.

6. Other early reports of these people are foundon colorful tiles in italy and in the recordsof explorers from portugal.

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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFTHE CONGO

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7. Stanley met some of the bambuti people, but hedidn’t write much about them.

8. In the 1920s, paul schebesta went to africa to learn moreabout the Bambuti people.

9. He learned that the bambuti are very different from thebantu and from other neighbors.

10. In fact, the bambuti were probably the first people in therain forest that stretches across central africa from theatlantic ocean on the western coast to the eastern grasslands.

20e. Do not capitalize the names of school subjects, exceptcourse names followed by a numeral and the names of language classes.

EXAMPLES social studies, science, health, art, Woodworking II,Consumer Education I, Spanish, English

20f. Capitalize proper adjectives.

A proper adjective is formed from a proper noun. Properadjectives are usually capitalized.

20g. Most abbreviations are capitalized.

Capitalize abbreviations that come before and after personalnames.

EXAMPLES Mr., Ms., Mrs., Dr., Gen., M.D., RN, Jr., Sr.

Capitalize abbreviations of the names of organizations,businesses, and government bodies.

EXAMPLES Inc., Co., Corp., FBI, UN, NAACP, FDA

In addresses, capitalize abbreviations such as those forroads, rooms, and post office boxes.

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Mexico Mexican carvings

King Arthur Arthurian legend

Judaism Judaic laws

Mars Martian landscape

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Abbreviations of geographical names are capitalized.

EXAMPLES N.Y.C. St. Louis N. America Okla.

A two-letter state abbreviation without periods is usedwhen the abbreviation is followed by a ZIP Code. Each letter ofthe abbreviation is capitalized.

EXAMPLES Austin, TX 78704-6364

New Orleans, LA 70131-5140

Some abbreviations, especially those for measurements,are not capitalized.

EXAMPLES etc., e.g., vol., chap., in., yd, lb, cc, ml, mm

Correcting Errors in Capitalization

For each of the following sentences, correctly write each wordor abbreviation that should be capitalized.

EXAMPLE 1. I went with mrs. McCain to visit mr. Brennan in theretirement home.

1. Mrs., Mr.

1. The address was p.o. box 32, Green Bay, Wi 54305.2. The new student had just moved to our town from

st. Petersburg, Florida.3. Will gen. Scott Quinn be speaking tonight?4. Mr. Lloyd Mitchell, jr., has been appointed president of

Sprockets and Widgets, inc.5. The next speaker for Career Day will be Chet Patterson, rn,

who works at the local hospital.6. Blair O’Brien, cpa, has a top-floor office in the Hanley

corp. building.7. The Fbi, the Fda, and the Un have decided to cooperate on

the investigation.8. Are you taking art II or spanish?9. Many scottish people have celtic, scandinavian, and

irish ancestors.10. The Chisholm Trail, which stretched over one thousand

miles from San Antonio, tex., to Abilene, kans., was usedby cowboys to drive cattle north.

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Proofreading a Letter for CorrectCapitalization

Read the following letter. For each numbered word group,identify any words or abbreviations that are not capitalizedcorrectly. Rewrite the words or abbreviations with correct capitalization. If a sentence is already correct, write C.

EXAMPLE [1] 1066 south Norman st.1. South, St.

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Mr. Leonard Thornton1234 Windswept Dr.[1]Lancaster, Pa 17601

[2]dear Mr. Thornton:

[3]I think that the easiest thing youcould do to help make lancaster better isto make it safer to ride bicycles here.[4]My friend James almost got hit by a caron his way to Memorial middle school.[5]Asa member of our city’s Transportationadvisory Board, you can do a lot toencourage cyclists to wear helmets.

[6]Also, in Earth Science I class, wehave learned that if more people usedbicycles instead of cars, the air would be cleaner.[7]One company that I know of,Universal Solutions, inc., rewards peoplewho ride bicycles to work.[8]Many cities,such as Boulder, colorado, are building bicycle lanes.[9]maybe you could help withprograms like these. Thank you for yourattention to this matter.

[10]yours truly,

Tate Washington

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20h. Capitalize titles.

(1) Capitalize a person’s title when the title comes beforethe person’s name.

EXAMPLES Judge O’Connor Principal Walsh

Mrs. Santos Doctor Ellis

Senator Topping President Truman

(2) Titles used alone or following a person’s name generallyare not capitalized.

EXAMPLES Judy Klein, our club president, led the meeting.

The secretary gave a speech to Congress.

However, a title used alone in direct address usually is capitalized.

EXAMPLES Can the cast come off today, Doctor?

Good morning, Ma’am [or ma’am].

(3) Capitalize a word showing a family relationship whenthe word is used before or in place of a person’s name.

EXAMPLES Are Uncle Carlos and Aunt Rosa here yet?

Either Mom or Dad will drive us to the show.

Do not capitalize a word showing a family relationshipwhen the word follows a possessive noun or pronoun.

EXAMPLE My cousin Dena and her niece Leotie made stew.

Correcting Sentences by CapitalizingWords

For each of the following sentences, correctly write the wordor words that should be capitalized. If a sentence is alreadycorrect, write C.

EXAMPLE 1. Thank you, aunt Shirley, for the pretty sweater.1. Aunt

1. He says that judge Johnson is very strict.2. Reuben’s mother, mrs. Santos, owns the new restaurant.

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You maycapitalize a title used aloneor following a person’sname if you want toemphasize the person’shigh office.

EXAMPLEPlease come and meetTexas’ native daughterand our country’sSecretary of State.


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3. Will your uncle be at the party?4. Well, doctor Sakamoto, do I need braces?5. Did the secretary of state attend the meeting?6. Is cousin Josie going to Israel?7. Please accept my apologies, senator.8. On Saturday, aunt Latisha will arrive from Savannah.9. Does professor Jones teach American history?

10. I learned to swim at grandpa Brown’s cottage on the lakelast summer.

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EXAMPLE 1. The Civil war is sometimes called the war betweenthe states.

1. War, War Between the States

1. There is a fountain in the middle of lake Eola.2. dr. jones teaches at York high school.3. Some of these folk songs are mexican.4. the atlantic borders the states from maine to florida.5. Someday i would like to bicycle through europe.6. all of my friends came to the party.7. Have you visited the Washington monument?8. Our history class wrote letters to the secretary-general of

the united nations.9. There’s a long detour on highway 50 just east of

brooksville, dad.10. Our first fall camping trip will be in october.

(4) Capitalize the first and last words and all importantwords in titles and subtitles.

Unimportant words in a title include:

• articles (a, an, the)

• coordinating conjunctions (and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet)

• prepositions of fewer than five letters (such as by, for, into,on, with)

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Books The Horse and Dust Tracks onHis Boy a Road

Magazines Sports Illustrated Essencefor Kids Reader’s Digest

Newspapers Detroit Free Press Tulsa Tribune

The Fresno Bee The Denver Post

Poems “The City Is So Big” “For a Poet”

“The Sneetches” “Steam Shovel”

Short Stories “The Day the “The Six Rows Sun Came Out” of Pompons”

Plays Once on This Island A Chorus Line

Comic Strips Peanuts Rose Is Rose

Movies Babe: Pig in A Bug’s Lifethe City The King and I

Television Touched by an Angel Star Trek: Deep Programs Sister, Sister Space Nine

Videos The Lion King II: Basic Sign Simba’s Pride Language

Video Games Mario Kart 64 Escape Velocity

Compact Discs Bringing Down Mi Tierra the Horse Ray of Light

Audiotapes Tiger Woods: My Family Tree: The Makings A Recorded of a Champion History

Works of Art Delfina and Dimas Forever Free

Musical Works “Oh, What a Peter and the Beautiful WolfMorning” “Angel of Mine”


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An article (a, an, or the) before a title is not capitalizedunless it is the first word of the official title.

EXAMPLES Do you read the Sacramento Bee?

Grandmother showed Nehal and me an article in The Workbasket.

My mother reads The Wall Street Journal.

Coordinating conjunctions and prepositions that begin a title orsubtitle are capitalized.

EXAMPLES I have read Through the Looking Glass three times.

Marcia said that But I’ll Be Back Again was veryinteresting.

Writing Titles for Imaginary Works

Create a title for each item described below. Be sure each titleis capitalized correctly.

EXAMPLE 1. a video about training pet birds1. How to Be Your Bird’s Best Friend

1. a movie about an American Indian detective who solves amurder mystery

2. a magazine for people interested in video games about fly-fishing in Montana

3. a book about choosing the best breed of dog as a pet foryour family

4. a song about saving the rain forests5. a painting about life in a modern suburb somewhere in the

United States6. a poem about a new baby brother or sister coming home

for the first time7. a play about a student’s first day at a new school in a South

American country8. a television show about the humorous people who visit the

local library9. a short story about students who go on a field trip to an

animal park and get stuck there overnight10. a newspaper published by the athletics department

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Correctly Capitalizing Titles

Correct any incorrect capital or lowercase letters in titles in thefollowing sentences. If a sentence is already correct, write C.

EXAMPLE 1. Mom gave me an article called “the importance Of fitness.”

1. “The Importance of Fitness”

1. “Heart And Soul” is the only piano duet we can play.2. Do you read National geographic World?3. My little sister loves the Cat in the Hat.4. I saw Around the World in Eighty Days on television.5. We enjoy watching reruns of The Cosby show.6. My mother likes to work the crossword puzzle in the

New York times.7. The children look forward to receiving their copies of

Ranger rick each month.8. Tony’s short story “a few words about Aunt Frederica’s dog

Smitty and all his friends” certainly has the longest title ofany story written by a member of the class.

9. “A Poem About A Poem” is the title of Mary Elizabeth’sfunny poem.

10. Whitney Houston’s music is a special feature of the moviethe preacher’s wife.

Proofreading a Paragraph to CorrectErrors in Capitalization

Proofread the following paragraph, correcting any errors inthe use of capital and lowercase letters.

EXAMPLE [1] what a huge Ship the titanic was!1. What, ship, Titanic

[1] This magnificent ocean liner sank on april 15, 1912.[2] For more than seventy years, the Titanic lay untouched inthe icy waters of the atlantic ocean. [3] Then, on September 1,1985, Dr. Robert Ballard of the woods hole oceanographicinstitution and his crew found the ship. [4] To view the Oceanfloor, the scientists used the remote-controlled vehicle Argo,shown on the next page. [5] once they discovered the ship,they attached a special underwater sled to Argo. [6] The sled,

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with its lights and camera, provided dr. Ballard with morethan twenty thousand photographs of the Titanic. [7] In 1986,Dr. Ballard and his Team returned to explore the wreck of thebritish ocean liner once more. [8] using a minisubmarine, theteam was able to explore the sunken ship. [9] after years ofwondering about the Titanic, underwater explorers finallyfound the Wreck and uncovered the truth about its fate.[10] In his book The discovery of the Titanic, Dr. Ballard tellsabout his underwater adventures.


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