Grade
8
NAME
Lesson 12.1 Names and Titles of People
(pp. 301–302)
Exercise 1 Correcting Capitalization
Use proofreading symbols to add or delete one capital letter as needed in each
Proofreading
Symbols sentence below. If a sentence is correct as is, write C.
Capitalize.
example Was John q. Adams one of thirty-nine men to sign the U.S. Constitution?
Make
lowercase. 1. One of the Signers had the unusual first name of Gunning.
2. My Uncle Jacob said that Mr. Morris, from New Jersey, had a wooden leg.
3. Two men named Pinckney signed the Constitution, but they were not
Brothers.
4. James Madison, jr., was known as “The Father of the Constitution.”
5. William Jackson served as secretary for the delegates.
6. The article says that a Clerk handwrote the document for only thirty dollars!
7. Didn’t Mr. George Read later become Delaware’s first chief justice?
8. How many lawyers or Generals were at the Constitutional Convention?
9. Please read that article about the Constitution by Dean Burns, Ph.D.
10. Several men, including mr. Elbridge Gerry, refused to sign the final draft.
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Exercise 2 Proofreading a Paragraph
Use proofreading symbols to correct any errors in the capitalization of names and
titles of people in the paragraph below.
1
Two weeks ago, uncle al and aunt eileen took me to a local production of
the musical 1776. 2Their son and my Cousin, Martin Poole, was the Director
and one of the Actors. 3 (Martin played the part of Gen. Washington.) 4The
musical dramatizes the events in Philadelphia that led up to the signing of
the Declaration of Independence in 1776. 5 The main character is mr. john
adams, a delegate from Massachusetts, whose goal is to persuade all the
colonies to vote for independence. 6 Adams runs into trouble with several of
the delegates, including dr. lyman hall from South Carolina. 7After the show
ended, uncle Al’s friend, dr. dave Jordan, joined us for a backstage tour. 8It
was a fun night!
