Question

Which items must be capitalized? Select all that apply.

all words in titles
names of organizations
types of products
holidays
the first word of a sentence
kinds of animals
names of continents

Answer 1

Select: names of organizations; holidays; the first word of a sentence; names of continents.

Brief reasons/examples:
- Names of organizations — proper nouns (e.g., Microsoft, United Nations).
- Holidays — proper names (e.g., Christmas, Independence Day).
- The first word of a sentence — always capitalized (e.g., “Today we...”).
- Names of continents — proper nouns (e.g., Africa, South America).

Not capitalized:
- all words in titles — only major words are usually capitalized (title case); short articles/prepositions often are not.
- types of products — common nouns (e.g., phones, shoes) unless a brand name (iPhone).
- kinds of animals — common names are lowercase (e.g., cat, dog) unless they contain a proper noun (e.g., African elephant).