Grammarly
Grammarly Handbook: Capitalization at the Beginning of a Sentence
This page explains the beginning letter of each sentence is always capitalized, even in direct quotes in the middle of sentences. Examples are provided.
Grammarly
Grammarly Handbook:capitalization:call Letters of Radio and Television Stations
This page explains that call letters for radio and television stations are always in all capital letters and provides examples.
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Grammarly Blog: Capitalization: Periods and Events (Not Century Numbers)
This page explains that historical periods and events are capitalized as proper nouns, but centuries are not. Examples are provided.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ninth Grade Lit and Comp: Grammar Ii and Technical Writing
This is an introduction to a unit on grammar and technical writing; it includes capitalization and punctuation. It provides links to several sites having to do with punctuation and capitalization rules.
Quia
Quia: Capitalization Games
"These games cover the general rules of capitalization of proper nouns and adjectives." Students find matching squares. Answers and new games are available.
Other
Pen and Page: Capitalization
This site provides a clear and simple explanation of when to use capital letters. Following the explanations, students can verify their understanding by taking an interactive quiz.
English Plus+
Special Cases for Capitals
This site provides explanation and examples of special rules for capitalization.
English Plus+
Capitalizing Proper Adjectives
Rules and examples for proper capitalization of adjectives are given.
Other
Pvcc: Faq's: When Should I Capitalize?
This site contains a list of rules for capitalization. Great links to information on each rule.
English Club
English Club: When Do We Use Capital Letters
This EnglishClub resource provides eleven instances in which using capital letters is necessary. Several examples are provided with each of the eleven rules.
TES Global
Tes: When Do We Use Capital Letters? Poster?
[Free Registration/Login Required] Capitalization rules are provided on this visually-appealing poster. Students will find reminders about capitalizing the pronoun I, beginnings of sentences, names, abbreviations, and abbreviations.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Ten Minute Grammar Lessons Capitalization
[Free Registration/Login Required] These lessons are intended to be used by English Language Arts teachers in grades 6-8 for a quick, whole-class review of the rules of capitalization.
Expansion Learning
Expansion Learning: Capitalization: Days and Months
Activity provides students the practice they need to master the skill of capitalizing days and months.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Mla Works Cited Page: Basic Format
This site provides the rules for writing an MLA Works Cited page and provides examples of each type of entry.
English Worksheets Land
English Worksheets Land: Cap. Holidays, Products, Geographic Names Worksheets
Practice capitalization rules with five free downloadable worksheets.
Quia
Quia: Metaphor Quiz
This capitalization quiz reinforces the general rules for capitalizing proper nouns and adjectives.
Other
Grammar Monster: What Are Common Nouns? (With Examples)
Get a better understanding of nouns with definitions and examples of common nouns, examples of common and proper nouns, noun capitalization rules, common noun categories, and a video [5:21] on common and proper nouns.
English Plus+
Capitals in Titles of Things
This site provides information about capitals in titles of things. Examples are given.
English Plus+
Capitalizing in Letters
This page gives information and examples about capital letters in letters.
English Plus+
Capitalizing Personal Titles
This site provides information about capitalizing proper titles. Some examples are given.
Other
Pvcc: Faq's: When Not to Capitalize
This page contains a list of words that are frequently capitalized but should never be capitalized! Examples are included.
Harvard University
Harvard Writing Center: Tips on Grammar, Punctuation and Style
Rather than lists of rules, this site provides practical advice on the use of commas, semicolons, dashes, hyphens, abbreviations, acronyms, split infinitives, "this," "that," italics, and underlining. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.2
Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte (Spain)
Roble: Ortografia
You will have a chance to practice your spelling with these drills and exercises. They include capitalization, accents, punctuation and many other fundamentals rules of spelling.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Common Noun
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify a common noun in the context of a sentence.
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