interactive powerpoint

1. Capitalization
By: Eldrick Gopez

2. Capitalize the first letter of
the first word of a sentence.
Example: The pig is sleeping near the
farm.

3. Capitalize proper nouns.
• Proper nouns include the days of the
week, the months of the year, and
names.
Example: On Wednesday, November
22, Bethany cooked her second pot of
squid eyeball stew.

4. Capitalize the pronoun I.
Example: If his mother asks, I will say
that I saw Darren playing computer
games with Taylor at his house.

5. Capitalize Titles Before Names
• Professor Xavier
• Uncle Ben
• President Obama

6. Do not capitalize these
• the nursing professor
• the president of the country
• my uncle

7. Capitalize Specific Places
• Tito’s Taco Palace
• New York City
• Enchanted Kingdom

8. Do not capitalize these
• the taco stand outside
• a city
• a theme park

9. Capitalize nationalities
• Brazilians
• the French baker
• ancient Egyptians

10. Capitalize also the followings:
• Course names
• Regions of the country
• Historical eras
• Departments
• Holidays

11. Quick Test
Directions: In the items that follow,
choose the option that corrects an
error in the underlined portion(s). If no
error exists, choose “No change is
necessary.”

12. Item 1
Byron likes spicy foods, so he chose the Asian
chicken wrap. Martha prefers bland dishes and
ordered a Large basket of French fries.
____________________________________________________
A. Asian
B. Large
C. French
D. No change is necessary.

13. Item 2
Janelle will take Fundamentals of Biology next
semester. She hates Science classes but needs
the credits to transfer to a University.
_______________________________________
A. Fundamentals of Biology
B. Science
C. University
D. No change is necessary.

14. Item 3
My family prefers to cook a ham on Holidays, but
Uncle Bart is a Vegetarian, so my mother
prepares “turkey” for him.
__________________________________________
A. Holidays
B. Uncle
C. Vegetarian
D. No change is necessary.

15. Item 4
Dai is Vietnamese, but she grew up in Puerto
Rico, where she attended Cooking School; now
she is the head chef at the Urban restaurant on
Orange Avenue.
_____________________________________________
A.Vietnamese
B.Cooking School
C.Urban
D.No change is necessary.

16. Item 5
Turn left! We need to go West on Highway 50;
otherwise, we will be heading toward
Beach.
__________________________________________
A.West
B.Highway 50
C. Beach
D.No change is necessary.

17. Thank You!

18. SORRY
INCORRECT!
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19. YOU ARE
CORRECT!
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