Question

candy capitalization
use the color code to identify the sentences with correct and incorrect
capitalization. then circle all letters that need to be capitalized.
correct = yellow incorrect = orange
i cant wait for
halloween.
halloween is
on thursday.
anna read the book the
best halloween ever.
ben and gavin watched
the movie halloweentown.
every year, halloween is on
october 31st.
mom will buy me a costume
next wednesday.
i like candy corn.
give this candy
to tucker.
mrs. finleys class will attend
the carnival on friday.
central elementary school
will have a carnival on
friday, october 26th.
the girl in the scarecrow
costume is melinda.
olivia loves to eat candy corn.

Explanation:

• First Column:
• "I can’t wait for Halloween." - Correct (yellow). "I" is capitalized as the first - person pronoun, and "Halloween" is a proper noun.
• "anna read the book the best halloween ever." - Incorrect (orange). "Anna" (a name) and "Halloween" (a proper noun) should be capitalized.
• "Every year, Halloween is on October \(31^{st}\)." - Correct (yellow). "Halloween" (proper noun) and "October" (month, a proper noun) are capitalized.
• "I like candy corn." - Correct (yellow). "I" is capitalized.
• "Mrs. Finley’s class will attend the carnival on Friday." - Correct (yellow). "Mrs." (title), "Finley" (name), and "Friday" (day, a proper noun) are capitalized.
• "The girl in the scarecrow costume is Melinda." - Correct (yellow). "The" (first word of the sentence) and "Melinda" (name) are capitalized.
• Second Column:
• "halloween is on thursday." - Incorrect (orange). "Halloween" (proper noun) and "Thursday" (day, a proper noun) should be capitalized.
• "Ben and Gavin watched the movie Halloweentown." - Correct (yellow). "Ben" and "Gavin" (names) and "Halloweentown" (a proper noun, likely a movie title) are capitalized.
• "mom will buy me a costume next wednesday." - Incorrect (orange). "Mom" (used as a name) and "Wednesday" (day, a proper noun) should be capitalized.
• "Give this candy to Tucker." - Correct (yellow). "Give" (first word of the sentence) and "Tucker" (name) are capitalized.
• "central elementary school will have a carnival on friday, october \(26^{th}\)." - Incorrect (orange). "Central" (part of a school name, a proper noun), "Elementary" (part of a school name, a proper noun), "School" (part of a school name, a proper noun), "Friday" (day, a proper noun), and "October" (month, a proper noun) should be capitalized.
• "Olivia loves to eat candy corn." - Correct (yellow). "Olivia" (name) is capitalized.

Answer:

• First Column:
• "I can’t wait for Halloween." - Correct (yellow)
• "anna read the book the best halloween ever." - Incorrect (orange) (Capitalize "Anna" and "Halloween")
• "Every year, Halloween is on October \(31^{st}\)." - Correct (yellow)
• "I like candy corn." - Correct (yellow)
• "Mrs. Finley’s class will attend the carnival on Friday." - Correct (yellow)
• "The girl in the scarecrow costume is Melinda." - Correct (yellow)
• Second Column:
• "halloween is on thursday." - Incorrect (orange) (Capitalize "Halloween" and "Thursday")
• "Ben and Gavin watched the movie Halloweentown." - Correct (yellow)
• "mom will buy me a costume next wednesday." - Incorrect (orange) (Capitalize "Mom" and "Wednesday")
• "Give this candy to Tucker." - Correct (yellow)
• "central elementary school will have a carnival on friday, october \(26^{th}\)." - Incorrect (orange) (Capitalize "Central", "Elementary", "School", "Friday", and "October")
• "Olivia loves to eat candy corn." - Correct (yellow)