Capitalization

• A capital letter always goes at the beginning of sentences, names, or names of places.
• Proper Noun vs. Common Noun
  • Common Noun: any person, place, thing or idea (not one specific person, place, thing, or idea)
  • Proper Noun: the name of a specific person, place, thing, or idea.
• Example of a Common Noun: school
• Example of a Proper Noun: The Urban Assembly School for Criminal Justice (it is capitalized because it is the name of a specific school)

• Practice Passage 1
• Practice Passage 2
• Done!
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