Humanities › English Practice in Using Capital Letters An Editing Exercise Share Flipboard Email Print English Writing Writing Essays Writing Research Papers Journalism English Grammar By Richard Nordquist Richard Nordquist English and Rhetoric Professor Ph.D., Rhetoric and English, University of Georgia M.A., Modern English and American Literature, University of Leicester B.A., English, State University of New York Dr. Richard Nordquist is professor emeritus of rhetoric and English at Georgia Southern University and the author of several university-level grammar and composition textbooks. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on November 12, 2019 In the following sentences, some words need to be capitalized, and some words that are capitalized should be in lower case. Correct the capitalization errors, and then compare your answers with those below. During first-year orientation, my Brother registered for classes in Psychology, Spanish, Biology, and English.The Avengers, long awaited by fans of the Comic Book, assembled several superheroes in one movie: iron man, captain america, the hulk, thor, hawkeye, and black widow.In the Spring of 2012, I graduated from Hollywood high school in Los Angeles, California.One of the World's richest people is mayor Michael Bloomberg, Founder of Bloomberg L.P.The man in the hawaiian shirt drove a Chevrolet Corvette Sports Car with expired Texas License Plates.The New York times reported that scientists had deciphered a sequence of the dna of Molecular Biologist James Watson.In 1610, German Astronomer Johannes Kepler observed that two Moons orbit the planet mars.Following the setting Sun, we drove West on interstate 80.On memorial day, I visited Arlington national cemetery with my Father.One of the most memorable instances of Product Placement in sports occurred at the 1999 fifa Women's World Cup when Brandi Chastain removed her shirt to reveal a nike sports bra. Quiz Responses Here (in bold) are the answers to the exercise above. During first-year orientation, my brother registered for classes in psychology, Spanish, biology, and English.The Avengers, long awaited by fans of the comic book, assembled several superheroes in one movie: Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, Thor, Hawkeye, and Black Widow.In the spring of 2012, I graduated from Hollywood High School in Los Angeles, California.One of the world's richest people is Mayor Michael Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg L.P.The man in the Hawaiian shirt drove a Chevrolet Corvette sports car with expired Texas license plates.The New York Times reported that scientists had deciphered a sequence of the DNA of molecular biologist James Watson.In 1610, German astronomer Johannes Kepler observed that two moons orbit the planet Mars.Following the setting sun, we drove west on Interstate 80.On Memorial Day, I visited Arlington National Cemetery with my father.One of the most memorable instances of product placement in sports occurred at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup when Brandi Chastain removed her shirt to reveal a Nike sports bra. Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Nordquist, Richard. "Practice in Using Capital Letters." ThoughtCo, Apr. 5, 2023, thoughtco.com/practice-in-using-capital-letters-1691729. Nordquist, Richard. (2023, April 5). Practice in Using Capital Letters. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/practice-in-using-capital-letters-1691729 Nordquist, Richard. "Practice in Using Capital Letters." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/practice-in-using-capital-letters-1691729 (accessed June 5, 2023). copy citation