Writing Skills 1

A. Read the sentences and write the number(s) of the rule(s) each one illustrates.

1. She cried, “Look out!” 1
2. The United States celebrates Independence Day on July 4th. 2
3. My father is a lawyer. 4
4. My favorite vacation was when my parents took us to Lake Como in Italy. 2
5. Harry used to work for Microsoft, but then he decided to become a teacher. 6
6. They graduated one Wednesday in the fall. 3
7. Uncle Dan majored in French and Latin. 7
8. Steve Queen will be talking about his new book, Out in the Cold. 9

B. Look at the sentences and decide if the use of capital letters in each one is correct or incorrect. If the use is incorrect, change it.

1. I was born in Brooklyn, New York.
2. How long have you been studying English?
3. Have you read 20,000 leagues under the sea?
4. My favourite season is spring.
5. Faisal wants to be a doctor when he’s older.
6. Paul turned and asked, “what time does the game start?”
7. Tony thinks he’s very clever because he studied at Harvard university.
8. Roy and Colin are really excited because they’re going skiing in december.

2. English.

3. Leagues.

4. Spring.

8. December.

C. Rewrite the sentences using capital letters correctly.

1. my father was born in London on October 16, 1967. London on October.
2. veronica can speak Russian, French, Spanish, English, and Italian. Russian, French, Spanish, English, Italian.
3. Gregor Fischer, the famous french writer, has just published his new novel wind in the trees. Gregor, French.
4. i really don’t like Mondays and Wednesdays, because we have math, Spanish, and biology. I, Mondays, Wednesday.
5. ahmed yawned and said, “there’s nothing better in life than a quiet Friday at home.” Ahmed, Friday.