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Study Island: Capitalization
1. 1 Sheeraz Hasan is the creator and host of Tinseltown TV. 2 It is a hollywood-based
show about movies and movie stars which is broadcast to dozens of Asian countries. 3
The program is aimed at fans of India's movie industry and also airs in the United States
and elsewhere. 4 Tinseltown TV debuted in 2002, and by 2003 was reaching an
audience of 500 million Asians.
Which sentence above contains a capitalization error?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
2. Which sentence below has correct capitalization?
A. I found reading about the Gods to be the most exciting part of my Roman History class.
B. I found reading about the gods to be the most exciting part of my Roman history class.
C. I found reading about the Gods to be the most exciting part of my Roman history class.
D. I found reading about the gods to be the most exciting part of my Roman History Class.
3. 1 Last summer my family drove to colorado for our vacation. 2 We hiked during the
day and watched movies at night. 3 One day we enjoyed a picnic at sunset. 4 It was a
fun vacation.
Which of the sentences above has a capitalization error?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 1
4. Which sentence below has correct capitalization?
A. Mom and My Sister Judy haven't decided yet.
B. Mom and my Sister Judy haven't decided yet.
C. Mom and my sister Judy haven't decided yet.
D. Mom and my sister judy haven't decided yet.
5. Which sentence below has correct capitalization?
A. I always read the editorials in the new york times.
B. I always read the editorials in the New York times.
C. I always read the Editorials in the New York Times.
D. I always read the editorials in the New York Times.
6. Which sentence below has correct capitalization?
A. scientists check the water every so often.
B. Scientists check the water every so often.
C. Scientists check the Water every so often.
D. Scientists check the water Every so often.
7. Which sentence below has correct capitalization?
A. I'm glad our water doesn't come from raven River.
B. I'm glad our water doesn't come from raven river.
C. I'M glad our water doesn't come from Raven river.
D. I'm glad our water doesn't come from Raven River.
The following is a rough draft of a student's report, which may contain some errors.
Great Barrier Reef
(1) The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system in the world. (2) It is found
off australia’s northern coast. (3) It is about 1,250 miles long, running along the coast of
queensland, a state of Australia.
(4) The Great Barrier Reef is made of coral. (5) coral is made up of the bodies of tiny
marine animals. (6) The animals stick together to make a larger body of coral. (7) This
large reef took thousands of years to form. (8) The reef is made of about 3,000 single
Coral reefs and nearly 300 coral islands.
(9) The Great Barrier Reef is a popular diving place. (10) It stretches along the coral
sea, which is part of the warm Pacific Ocean. (11) The year-round warm waters make it
a perfect home for a lot of sea life. (12) The reef is home to around 1,500 different types
of fish and over 300 types of coral. (13) Divers come here to see all of the different
kinds of marine life.
8. What is the correct way to write the underlined words in sentence 8?
A. single Coral Reefs and nearly 300 coral islands
B. single coral reefs and nearly 300 coral islands
C. single Coral reefs and nearly 300 Coral islands
D. single coral reefs and nearly 300 Coral Islands
9. What is the correct way to capitalize the underlined words in sentence 5?
A. Coral is made up of the bodies of tiny marine animals
B. coral is made up of the bodies of tiny marine Animals
C. coral is made up of the Bodies of tiny marine animals
D. coral is made up of the bodies of tiny Marine animals
10. What is the correct way to write the underlined part of sentence 2?
A. found off australia's northern Coast
B. Found off australia's northern coast
C. found off australia's Northern coast
D. found off Australia's northern coast