When do I use capital letters? Do I need am / is / are in this sentence?

1 Tick the correct sentence in each pair. 1 Tick the correct sentence in each pair.
1 a I have an english exam next week. 1 a The person who sits next to me is called Natalia.
b I have an English exam next week. b The person who sits next to me called Natalia.
2 a There is a trip to the exhibition in December. 2 а I may go to the cinema, but I am not sure.
b There is a trip to the exhibition in december. b I may go to the cinema, but I not sure.
We use capital letters with: We use am I is I are:
• titles and people's names: Mrs Smith, Dr Lee, Queen Elizabeth II • with an adjective to describe people and things:
• members of the family when used as names: Dad, Grandma My cousin is tall. He is good-looking too.
• addresses: Woodstock House, 16 West Road • with -ing to form the present continuous:
• letter beginnings and endings: Dear Charlotte, Love from Emily, Yours sincerely / hope you are feeling well.
• geographical names: Rome (city), Spain (country), the Nile (river), the Pacific Ocear • with going to to talk about the future:
(ocean), Mount Everest (mountain) I'm not going to go shopping on Saturday.
• nationality adjectives and languages: English, Italian, French • with the past participle to form the passive:
• days of the week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Cardiff and Swansea are situated in south Wales.
• months of the year: January, February, March • after there and here:
• festivals and special days: Christmas Day, Valentine's Day, Easter There are a lot of buildings near the school.
ft We use small letters in sentences when we are referring to someone's job or Here's the book I promised you.
position rather than his / her name or title: ft Note that we often use contractions {'m, 's and 're) in spoken and written English,
He is my doctor, The new queen is very young, This is my dad. especially after pronouns and short words.
ft We write only the pronoun /with a capital letter:
My sister and I went home, but then she went out again. 2 Correct the mistake below. Look at my shoes!
I going to clean them.

Look at my shoes! them.

3 Add am, is or are to these sentences.

3 Rewrite these sentences using small and capital letters. 1 I've got a new ruler because my old one broken. ^А*..?.^.к.*Г.?*%УУ..
1 madrid is in spain. . . & $ { l ^ . . £ . . % . * ^ A £ t . . 2 I like this bag, but it too small for my things
2 london is on the thames 3 Here our photos. Do you want to look at them?
3 are you learning Italian? 4 Paul works in New York and married to Anna
4 my father is Spanish 5 I like books which interesting
5 і don*t like mondays 6 That all for now. I will write soon
6 my birthday is in may 7 I looking forward to seeing you
7 yours faithfully, paul may 8 Jack afraid his wife will fail her driving test.
8 my mum is a doctor.
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TEST1 3 Complete the text with am, is or are.

1 Complete the phrases with a or an. Then rewrite the phrase with the adjective. My name (1) Julie Wise and I
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exam (hard) (2) 21 years old. I live in Spain, but I
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university (old) (3) British. My parents (4)
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idea (interesting) English teachers in Madrid. I work in an office and
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house (unusual) my sister (5) studying English at university
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restaurant (expensive) Most of our friends (6) Spanish, but my
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hour (extra) best friend (7) from Argentina. She (8)
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uncle (rich) a secretary in an international bank.
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lesson (eaSy)
2 Rewrite the letter using capital letters where necessary. There are sixteen errors.
4 Write sentences using the notes. Use is or are and capital letters where necessary.
1 THE NILE / THE LONGEST RIVER IN AFRICA
55 sandfield road
oxford 2 CHINESE NEWYEAR/OFTEN IN JANUARY

ox5 7rn 3 NICOLE KIDMAN / AN AUSTRALIAN ACTRESS

4 JUVENTUS AND LAZIO / ITALIAN FOOTBALL TEAMS

february 10th 2005
dear rcrs brown 5 KING LEAR / PLAY ABOUT AN OLD ENGLISH KING AND HIS THREE DAUGHTERS

6 THE HIMALAYAS / IN ASIA

please find enclosed a deposit for bed and breakfast accommodation 7 SHOPS IN BRITAIN / OFTEN OPEN ON SUNDAY
for the weekend of march 15th. my husband and і look forward to
8 LOS ANGELES / IN CALIFORNIA
seeing you then.
5 Are the sentences right or wrong? Correct those which are wrong.
yours sincerely 1 How deep is the pacific ocean?
2 I'm meeting one friend of mine later.
3 They not sane about the answer.
barbara parker 4 I've got some apples. Would you like one?
5 There is some people in the park
6 I very tired today
7 We're staying at the Ramsey Hotel
8 See you in half a hour.