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Capitals #3– Particular Places

Capitals #3– Particular Places. Capitalize all proper nouns. Proper nouns name a particular person, place or thing. 5. Capitalize the first letter of particular places. Example: Juan went on a trip to A sia. He went to T okyo , J apan for his company. .

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Capitals #3– Particular Places

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  1. Capitals #3–Particular Places

  2. Capitalize all proper nouns. Proper nouns name a particular person, place or thing.

  3. 5. Capitalize the first letter of particular places. Example: Juan went on a trip to Asia. He went to Tokyo, Japan for his company.

  4. Capitalize the first letter of streets, cities, states, countries, geographic features and geographic regions. Examples: • I live at 80 Woodcut Lane, Wantagh, New York. • My brother has visited Australia in the Pacific Ocean. He snorkeled at the Great Barrier Reef.

  5. Capitalize the first letter of directions only when they are used to designate actual places – not when they point in a direction. Example: When we visited the Southwest, we actually had to drive north. Place to go to Directions are not capitalized.

  6. Which sentence displays correct capitalization? • He headed north on Interstate 95. • He headed North on Interstate 95. • He headed north on interstate 95. • He Headed North on Interstate 95

  7. Which sentence displays correct capitalization? • He headed north on Interstate 95. • He headed North on Interstate 95. • He headed north on interstate 95. • He Headed North on Interstate 95

  8. Which sentence displays correct capitalization? • The railroad runs North and South through the Midwest. • The railroad runs north and south through the Midwest. • The railroad runs north and south through the midwest. • The Railroad runs North and South through the midwest.

  9. Which sentence displays correct capitalization? • The railroad runs North and South through the Midwest. • The railroad runs north and south through the Midwest. • The railroad runs north and south through the midwest. • The Railroad runs North and South through the midwest.

  10. Congratulations – nowyouare the expert!

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