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doctor Doctor Marjie*
my pastor Pastor Phiri* (capitalize other titles that come directly before a name)
my mother I asked Mother a question. (capitalize family titles when used as a name)

Practice 4B: Common and Proper Nouns. For each common noun, write a proper noun; if proper, write a
common noun.
1. (a college)

2. (a province)
3. (a friend)
4. (your country’s capital)

5. (a girl’s name)
6. (Moses)

7. (China)
8. (Africa)
9. (Great East Road)

10. (Peter)

Practice 4C: Capitalization. NOTE: Always capitalize the first word of a sentence. The pronoun I is
always capitalized. Rewrite the words that need capitalizing.
1. noah built the ark from special wood.
2. i asked my pastor a question.
3. i asked pastor daka a question.
4. my graduate degree is from liberty university.

Capitalizing Calendar Items
Capitalize days of the week and months of the year.
Monday, Friday, January, February
Do not capitalize the seasons of the year.
spring, summer, winter, fall
Capitalize specific holidays.
• Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas

Practice 4D: Capitalization. Rewrite the words that need capitalization in each sentence.
1. I wish all holidays occurred on mondays or fridays.
2. The evenings in zambia are cool in june.
3. In australia, its summer is during my winter.
4. I love the smell of leaves in nebraska in the fall.
5. Birthdays on december 25 should be prohibited.
6. Do you celebrate the valentine’s day holiday in malawi?

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