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Punctuation Lesson 001

Skills - Capital Letters

Every word in the name of a person should begin with a capital letter.
Example: John Quincy Adams

The name of a particular place such as a city, state, country, and street, should begin with a capital letter.
Example: Miami, Florida

Names of the days of the week, the months in the year, and holidays, should begin with capital letters.
Monday, January 1, 1493

Rewrite the following names, using capital letters where they are needed.

__________________________________1. captain tom kidd

__________________________________2. memorial day
__________________________________3. 788 marshall street
__________________________________4. milwaukee, wisconsin
__________________________________5. friday, october 12, 1492
__________________________________6. george william long
__________________________________7. toronto, ontario, canada
__________________________________8. a nice day
__________________________________9. thursday, january 21, 1932
_________________________________10. ray joseph cohen
_________________________________11. mexico city, Mexico
Rewrite the following sentences and use capital letters where they are necessary.

12. The fourth Thursday in november is thanksgiving day.

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13. Mary louise short is lucy ellen's cousin.

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14. Our principal street is washington street.

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15. The fourth of july is independence day.

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