Explain how to use capitalization correctly for proper nouns and the beginning of sentences.

Explain how to use capitalization correctly for proper nouns and the beginning of sentences.

• A. Capitalize names of people, places, titles when used as names, and the first word of each sentence.
• B. Capitalize every word in a sentence.
• C. Do not capitalize proper nouns.
• D. Capitalize the second word of each sentence.

Answer: (A)

Capitalization helps readers spot specific names and know where a sentence begins. You always capitalize proper nouns—names of people (Maria), places (Paris), and titles when they are used as names (The Odyssey, Dr. Smith). You also capitalize the first word of every sentence. Put together, the rule is to capitalize proper nouns and the first word of each sentence. For example: Maria and Paris visited the museum. Paris is a city, and The Odyssey is a famous story. Capitalizing every word or capitalizing the second word of a sentence would ignore these rules, so they aren’t correct.

Capitalization helps readers spot specific names and know where a sentence begins. You always capitalize proper nouns—names of people (Maria), places (Paris), and titles when they are used as names (The Odyssey, Dr. Smith). You also capitalize the first word of every sentence. Put together, the rule is to capitalize proper nouns and the first word of each sentence. For example: Maria and Paris visited the museum. Paris is a city, and The Odyssey is a famous story. Capitalizing every word or capitalizing the second word of a sentence would ignore these rules, so they aren’t correct.