Grade 2 Fall — Paragraph Structure, Personal Narrative, and Open-Class Parts of Speech
English · GR G2 eng.g2.f.gr.capitalize_holidays_products_geo

Capitalize holidays, product names, and geographic names (L.2.2.a)

Apply capital letters to names of holidays (Diwali, Thanksgiving, Lunar New Year, Eid, Hanukkah, Juneteenth), commercial product names (Honda, Crayola, Lego), and geographic names (Mississippi River, Mount Fuji, Lake Michigan).

Mastery threshold
90%
Min instances
10
Typical minutes
30
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
Successors
  • eng.g3.f.gr.capitalize_titles_works
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Common misconceptions
  • Lowercases holiday names ('diwali', 'thanksgiving').
  • Capitalizes generic nouns confused for proper ('the River', 'the Lake').

Exercise pool (2)

Diff Stem Type
2 Fix the capitalization: 'on diwali my family eats sweets and lights the diya lamps near our pacific avenue home.' cap fix
3 Write three sentences: one with a HOLIDAY name, one with a PRODUCT name, one with a GEOGRAPHIC name. Underline each capital letter. write three sentences