Capitalization. Capitalize People and Cultures Capitalize People’s names and initials Example:...

CapitalizationCapitalization

Capitalize People and Capitalize People and CulturesCultures

Capitalize Capitalize People’s names and People’s names and initialsinitials Example: James E. JonesExample: James E. Jones

TitlesTitles and the abbreviations of and the abbreviations of some titles when they follow a some titles when they follow a namename Mark Hayes, M.D.Mark Hayes, M.D. Sara Mines, Ph.D.Sara Mines, Ph.D.


Capitalize Capitalize Titles of Titles of heads of stateheads of state or royalty or royalty when they are used with the person’s when they are used with the person’s namename Example: President LincolnExample: President Lincoln

Titles including family relationships Titles including family relationships only when it is used as part of a nameonly when it is used as part of a name Aunt SusanAunt Susan Uncle JamesUncle James My brother (not capitalized)My brother (not capitalized)


Capitalize Capitalize The pronoun- The pronoun- II

ReligionsReligions, sacred days, sacred , sacred days, sacred writings, and deities writings, and deities Examples: Muslim, Bible, Allah, GodExamples: Muslim, Bible, Allah, God


Capitalize Capitalize The names of nationalities, The names of nationalities, languageslanguages, races and some ethnic , races and some ethnic groups and the adjectives formed groups and the adjectives formed from these.from these. Examples: German, English, Native Examples: German, English, Native

American, CaucasianAmerican, Caucasian

Do not capitalize the word Do not capitalize the word god or god or goddessgoddess when it refers to ancient when it refers to ancient mythologymythology

Capitalize First Words and Capitalize First Words and TitlesTitles

Capitalize Capitalize The first word of every The first word of every sentencesentence..

The first word of every line of The first word of every line of traditional traditional poetrypoetry

The first word of a The first word of a directdirect quotation if it is a complete quotation if it is a complete sentencesentence Example: She said, “Is it raining?”Example: She said, “Is it raining?”


Capitalize Capitalize The first word of each item in an The first word of each item in an outlineoutline I. Proper nutritionI. Proper nutrition

A. Basic food groupsA. Basic food groups

1. Bread and grain1. Bread and grain

2. Protein2. Protein


Capitalize Capitalize The first word in the The first word in the greetinggreeting of of a letter and the a letter and the closingclosing Dear Josie,Dear Josie, Sincerely yours,Sincerely yours,


Capitalize Capitalize The first word, The first word, the last wordthe last word and all other important words in and all other important words in titles. Don’t capitalize articles titles. Don’t capitalize articles (an, a, the), conjunctions (and, (an, a, the), conjunctions (and, but, or), or prepositions less but, or), or prepositions less than five letters (of, on, it)than five letters (of, on, it) Example: Example: Gone With the WindGone With the Wind

The Sound and the FuryThe Sound and the Fury

Capitalize Places and Capitalize Places and TransportationTransportation

CapitalizeCapitalizeContinents, bodies of water, Continents, bodies of water, islands, islands, mountainsmountains, landforms, , landforms, world regions, nations, world regions, nations, statesstates, , cities, streets cities, streets Examples: North America, Atlantic Examples: North America, Atlantic

Ocean, Hawaiian Islands, Mount Ocean, Hawaiian Islands, Mount Whitney, Gobi Desert, Middle East, Whitney, Gobi Desert, Middle East, Canada, New York, Buffalo, Girdle Canada, New York, Buffalo, Girdle RoadRoad


CapitalizeCapitalizeThe names of The names of planetsplanets and other and other specific objects in the universe.specific objects in the universe. Examples: Mars, Milky Way GalaxyExamples: Mars, Milky Way Galaxy

The words The words northnorth, south, , south, easteast and and west when they name particular west when they name particular regions in the country or world or regions in the country or world or when they are parts of proper names. when they are parts of proper names. Do notDo not capitalize them when they are capitalize them when they are directions.directions. Example: South AmericaExample: South America We flew north to Canada.We flew north to Canada.


CapitalizeCapitalizeThe names of specific The names of specific buildingsbuildings, , bridges, monuments, landmarks, bridges, monuments, landmarks, airplanes, airplanes, shipsships, trains, cars and , trains, cars and spacecraftspacecraft.. Examples: Brooklyn Bridge, Examples: Brooklyn Bridge,

Washington Monument, Washington Monument, Santa Santa Maria, Orient ExpressMaria, Orient Express

Capitalize Organizations and Capitalize Organizations and Other SubjectsOther Subjects

CapitalizeCapitalizeAll important words in the names of All important words in the names of organizations, organizations, institutionsinstitutions, stores, , stores, and companies.and companies. Examples: Boston University, Examples: Boston University,

National League of Women VotersNational League of Women Voters

Historical events, periods, and Historical events, periods, and documentsdocuments.. Examples: French RevolutionExamples: French Revolution Ice Ice

AgeAge


CapitalizeCapitalizeThe abbreviations: The abbreviations: B.C., A.D., A.M., B.C., A.D., A.M., and P.M.and P.M.

Names of Names of months, daysmonths, days, holidays, but , holidays, but not seasons except when they are not seasons except when they are used as part of a festival or used as part of a festival or celebrationcelebration Example: Flag day, Monday, Example: Flag day, Monday,

Fourth of JulyFourth of July


CapitalizeCapitalizeNames of special Names of special eventsevents and awards. and awards. Examples: Pulitzer PrizeExamples: Pulitzer Prize

Brand namesBrand names of products, but not a of products, but not a common noun that follows a brand common noun that follows a brand namename Example: Colgate toothpasteExample: Colgate toothpaste

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