Capitalization
📋 What it is
Capitalize the first word of a sentence, the pronoun “I”, and proper nouns (names, places, days, months).
🗣️ Coach says
Capital letters flag beginnings and names. First word of a sentence, the word “I”, and any proper noun (Tuesday, London, Maria). BOLT either shouts in ALL CAPS or forgets names — catch both.
🧠 Memory hook
Sentence start · the word “I” · names of people/places/days → Capital.
😂 Giggle
Why did the misspelled word get benched?
It couldn't pass the spell check!
😲 Whoa!
German capitalizes EVERY noun, not just proper ones — reading it feels like everything is a Name.
🖍️ Grade BOLT-3000's capitalization.
You're the teacher — mark BOLT-3000's work, then reveal how you did. (Grading a robot: all the skill, none of the sting.)
BOLT wrote: “my friend maria lives in paris.”
✗ Needs a fix — “My friend Maria lives in Paris.” (sentence start + two proper nouns).
Capitalize the first word and every proper noun (Maria, Paris).
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Rewrite “on monday we visit rome” with correct capitals.