IXL | Correct capitalization errors | 8th grade language arts

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Edward R. Murrow was a famous American journalist who became a household name during World War II when his series of Radio news broadcasts were followed by millions of listeners.

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In 1910, the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first Man to lead a successful Expedition to the South Pole.

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Capitalize the names of people and pets.

Laura	Sparky

Capitalize a title of respect if it is used with a name or as a name. Do not capitalize a title of respect if it is used as a common noun.

President Nixon	Dr. Chen
a president	the doctor

Capitalize the title of a family member if it is used with a name or as a name. Do not capitalize the title of a family member if it is used as a common noun.

Mommy	Uncle Dave
my mother	an uncle

Capitalize initials.

J. K. Rowling	U.S.	DVD	FBI

Capitalize the names of months, days of the week, and holidays, including words like Day and Eve.

January	Monday	New Year's Eve

Capitalize the names of historical events, periods, and documents.

Battle of Bunker Hill	Renaissance	Magna Carta

Capitalize languages, religions, nationalities, and proper adjectives.

Arabic	Hinduism	Canadian	Italian food

Capitalize the names of places:

Cities, states, countries, and other political divisions

London	North Dakota	Madison County	Mexico

Places built by people, such as buildings, bridges, streets, and monuments

Linden High School	Golden Gate Bridge	Washington Monument

Geographical features, such as bodies of water, mountains, deserts, forests, and continents

Nile River	Gobi Desert	Antarctica

Capitalize a direction word (north, south, east, west) if it is used as the name of a particular region. Do not capitalize a direction word if it is not used as the name of a region.

the Southwest	the North
driving southwest	the northern horizon

Do not capitalize a word like the or of, unless it is the first word of the sentence.

the Declaration of Independence	the Soviet Union

solution

Norwegian, Roald Amundsen, and South Pole should be capitalized.

Norwegian is a nationality.
Roald Amundsen is a name.
South Pole is the name of a geographical feature.

The first word of every sentence should also be capitalized.

No other words in the text should be capitalized.

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VV.1Capitalizing the names of people and pets and titles of respect

VV.2Capitalizing days, months, and holidays

VV.3Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features

VV.4Capitalizing the names of historical events, periods, and documents

VV.5Capitalizing proper adjectives, nationalities, and languages

VV.6Capitalization: review

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