Capital letters

Capital letters
When to use them?
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Capital lettersSecundair onderwijs

This lesson contains 12 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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Capital letters
When to use them?

Slide 1 - Slide

How would you correct this sentence? 'in uruguay, the summer starts in december.'

Slide 2 - Open question

I like ... films.
A
French
B
french

Slide 3 - Quiz

That's not a church - it's a ... temple.
A
hindu
B
Hindu

Slide 4 - Quiz

My children's favourite holiday is ...
A
christmas
B
Christmas

Slide 5 - Quiz

The ... works in Zagreb.
A
president of croatia
B
President of Croatia
C
President of croatia
D
president of Croatia

Slide 6 - Quiz

When I was a teenager, I enjoyed reading ... by J. D. Salinger.
A
the catcher in the rye
B
The catcher in the rye
C
The Catcher In The Rye
D
The Catcher in the Rye

Slide 7 - Quiz

When use capitals?

Slide 8 - Mind map

Internet search
Try to find a complete overview of when to use capital letters in English.
Be critical about the source (e.g. no commercial sites - their URL ends in .com)
Target: there are some fourteen rules (the exact amount could vary slightly) that apply to capitalisation.

Slide 9 - Slide

Any differences with Dutch rules concerning capitalisation?

Slide 10 - Open question

Capitals when?

Slide 11 - Mind map

1. the first word of a sentence or fragment
2. the name of a day or a month
3. the name of a language
4. a word expressing a connection with a place e.g. the Parisian writers
5. the name of a nationality or an ethnic group e.g. the English
6. a proper name (name OR title referring to an individual person, place, institution or event e.g. John, the Winter Olympics, King Charles III, the House of Commons
7. the name of a historical period
8. the name of a holiday
9. a significant religious term e.g. the Buddhist
10. the first word, and each significant word, of a title e.g. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
11. the first word of a direct quotation which is a sentence e.g. Then Daisy said:"I'll never leave this place!".
12. a brand name e.g. a second hand Ford Escort
13. a Roman numeral
14. the pronoun I
15. Initials, initialisms and acronyms e.g. John M. du Maurier, BBC, NATO

Slide 12 - Slide