Mechanics: Using Capital Letters with Proper NounsA proper noun is a specific person, place, or thing, and always begins with a capital letter.

PROPER NOUN EXAMPLES

The Name of a PersonOne famous person in history is Nelson Mandela.Toni Morrison is an award-winning author.

The Name of a PlaceMy favorite city is New York City.The capital of Qatar is Doha.

The Title of Something Paco loves the movie Star Wars: The Last Jedi.Our class is reading Great Expectations.

Days and MonthsThe first Sunday of July is an important day to me.The fourth Thursday in November is a holiday in the United States.

Languages and CountriesIn India, the most common languages are Hindi and English.The official languages of Canada are English and French.

For a complete list of capitalization rules, see the Writer’s Handbook.

ACTIVITY 14 | Editing a paragraphCorrect the capitalization mistake(s) in each sentence.

WORDS TO KNOW Paragraph 1.6

own: (v) to have something that is yours popular: (adj) liked by many peoplereliable: (adj) able to be trusted

tourist: (n) someone traveling or visiting a place for funvariety: (n) different types of things

PARAGRAPH 1.6

An Interesting Job1 my cousin albert has an interesting job. 2 he is a taxi driver in chicago. 3 albert owns

his own taxi company. 4 it is called reliable taxi service. 5 albert drives a taxi every day

except sunday. 6 may and june are busy months for him. 7 tourists from canada and europe

often use albert’s company. 8 he drives his passengers to a variety of locations. 9 popular

places are the john hancock observatory, millennium park, and wrigley field. 10 my cousin

practices english with his customers. 11 albert loves his job.

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