1. Capitalizing Names of Places

• Always capitalize the names of specific places, including cities, countries, and continents. Examples:
• Correct: New York, Canada, Africa
• Incorrect: new york, canada, africa

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2. Capitalizing Geographic Features

• Always capitalize the names of mountains, rivers, oceans, and other geographic features. Examples:
• Correct: Mount Everest, the Nile River, the Pacific Ocean
• Incorrect: mount everest, the nile river, the pacific ocean

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3. Capitalizing Landmarks

• Always capitalize the names of famous landmarks and buildings. Examples:
• Correct: the Eiffel Tower, the Great Wall of China, the Statue of Liberty
• Incorrect: the eiffel tower, the great wall of china, the statue of liberty

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4. Summary of Key Points:

• Always capitalize:
• The names of specific places (cities, countries, continents).
• The names of geographic features (mountains, rivers, oceans).
• The names of landmarks and buildings.

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Practice Examples:

1. Incorrect: we visited the grand canyon last summer.

• Correct: We visited the Grand Canyon last summer.

1. Incorrect: she lives in canada.

• Correct: She lives in Canada.

1. Incorrect: the amazon river is the longest river.

• Correct: The Amazon River is the longest river.

let’s practice!