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Capital Rules for Fifth Grade
Fundamental capitalization rules
First word of a sentence: Always capitalize the first word of any new sentence.
Example: The sun rose over the mountains.
The pronoun "I": The pronoun I is always capitalized, no matter where it appears in a sentence.
Example: My friends and I are going to the park.
Proper nouns: Capitalize specific names of people, places, and things.
**People: **Names (Martin Luther King Jr.), nicknames (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), and initials (J.K. Rowling).
Places: Cities, states, countries, and continents (Paris, California, Asia). This also includes specific landmarks (Empire State Building), bodies of water (Pacific Ocean), and street names (Main Street).
Time: Capitalize days of the week, months, and holidays (Monday, July, Thanksgiving). Do not capitalize seasons (winter, spring) unless they are part of a title.
Nationalities and languages: Capitalize names of nationalities, languages, and religions .
Organizations: Capitalize the full names of specific companies, buildings, teams, and schools (Microsoft, Dallas Cowboys, Walker Elementary School).
Advanced rules for fifth-grade grade
Titles
Important words: In the title of a book, song, movie, or other work, capitalize the first word, the last word, and all important words.
Unimportant words: Small words such as articles (a, an, the), coordinating conjunctions (and, but, for), and prepositions (of, in, with) are generally not capitalized unless they are the first or last word of the title.
Example: The Old Man and the Sea
Quotation marks vs. italics: In fifth grade, students learn to use quotation marks for shorter works like songs and poems ("America"), while italicizing or underlining longer works like books and movies (Charlotte's Web, Titanic).
Proper adjectives
Adjectives from proper nouns: Capitalize adjectives that are formed from proper nouns, such as nationalities and languages.
Example: an Italian restaurant, the English language
Geographical regions
Specific regions: Capitalize compass directions (North, South, East, West) when they refer to a specific geographical region.
Example: living in the Midwest
Compass directions: Do not capitalize directions when they are simply indicating a direction.
Example: drive south for two miles
Dialogue
First word of a quotation: Capitalize the first word of a direct quotation that is a complete sentence.
Example: Dad said, "We are going home."
Family relationships
Used as a name: Capitalize a family name (Mom, Dad, Uncle, Aunt) when it is used in place of or with a person's name.
Example: Can I go to the movies, Dad?
Used generally: Do not capitalize family names when they are used as a common noun with a possessive word like my.
Example: I have to ask my dad.
Historical events and documents
Specific names: Capitalize the names of specific historical events, periods, and documents.
Example: the American Civil War, the Middle Ages, the Bill of Rights
Driscoll STUDY GUIDE FOR FIFTH GRADE GRAMMAR.pdf
Students will need to be able to identify the parts of grammar within the sentence.
Conjunctions - follow link to review
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