General Use of Uppercase and Lowercase Letters

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Questions and Answers

¿Cuál de los siguientes es un uso correcto de las letras mayúsculas?

4 enero
casa
árbol
Juan (correct)

¿Cuál de estos es un ejemplo de un sustantivo común que siempre debe escribirse en minúsculas?

Barcelona
Andrés
lunes
gato (correct)

¿Qué oración sigue correctamente las reglas de mayúsculas?

El árbol es alto.
Ana visitó el museo. (correct)
El gato se llama Félix.
María vive en Madrid.

¿Cuál es la mayúscula correcta para lo siguiente: "deberías leer Quijote"?

<p>Deberías leer El Quijote. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

¿Qué ejemplo usa incorrectamente una letra mayúscula?

<p>Mi perro es divertido. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Capital letters for proper nouns

Specific names (people, places, days, brands) start with a capital letter

Lowercase for common nouns

General words (things, animals, ideas) start with a lowercase letter

Capital after a period

The next word after a period in a sentence must start with a capital letter

Proper noun example

Example of a word that should start with a capital letter because it's a specific name

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Common noun example

Example of a word that should start with a lowercase letter because it's a general name

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Study Notes

General Use of Uppercase and Lowercase Letters

Proper nouns (specific names) and words following a period should be capitalized.
Examples: Juan, Mariela
Common nouns (generic names) should be lowercase.
Examples: tree, house, penicillin

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Test your knowledge on the correct usage of uppercase and lowercase letters in writing. This quiz will help you understand the rules surrounding proper nouns and common nouns through examples. Review how to capitalize specific names and other words correctly.