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Cap Rules 1-21
DO CAPITALIZE Rules 1-21
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Capitalization Rule 1 | Capitalize the first letter of the first word in a sentence. |
| Capitalization Rule 2 | Capitalize the pronoun "I." |
| Capitalization Rule 3 | Capitalize the first letter of the first word in most lines of poetry. |
| Capitalization Rule 4 | Capitalize the 1st letter of the first/last words, all important words, verbs, prepositions over 4 letters; DO NOT capitalize a, an, and, the, but, or, nor unless they are the first/last word. |
| Capitalization Rule 5 | Capitalize people's names and initials, such as Martin T. Brown. |
| Capitalization Rule 6 | Capitalize days, months, holidays, and special days. |
| Capitalization Rule 7 | Capitalize "Mother, Dad, Mom" if you can insert the person's proper name and the sentence still makes sense; capitalize a person's title or relationship if it appears in the name (Uncle Dan, Lt. Dan) |
| Capitalization Rule 8 | Capitalize the names of organizations, such as the American Red Cross |
| Capitalization Rule 9 | Capitalize the names of government funded institutions, such as Morton School, Maricopa Jail. |
| Capitalization Rule 10 | Capitalize the names of businesses, such as Ameriola Airlines or Stuffed Socks, Inc. |
| Capitalization Rule 11 | Capitalize the names of structures that humans have used machines and technology to build, such as the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Cumberland Expressway, Apple Road, London Tunnel, Washington Street. |
| Capitalization Rule 12 | Capitalize the names of specific geographic locations that could be located on a map, such as Deer Creek, Indian Ocean, England, Oregon, Fulton County, the Midwest, North America. |
| Capitalization Rule 13 | Capitalize the names of historical events and historical/religious documents/papers, such as the American Revolution, the Declaration of Independence, the Battle of Shiloh, the U.S. Constitution, the Dead Sea Scrolls. |
| Capitalization Rule 14 | Capitalize the names of languages, such as English, French, Spanish, Chinese. |
| Capitalization Rule 15A | In an outline, capitalize the Roman numerals and alphabet letters that indicate major topics, such as I. A. and II. B. |
| Capitalization Rule 15B | In an outline, capitalize only the first letter of the first word, but remember to capitalize all proper nouns and adjectives. |
| Capitalization Rule 16 | Capitalize the first word of direct dialogue, such as: "How old is your brother?" Harley asked. "He is five," replied Jodi. |
| Capitalization Rule 17 | Capitalize brand names but not the common products, such as Carnello candles, Yummy's hot dogs, Skine computer parts |
| Capitalization Rule 18 | Capitalize religions (Jewish), religious denominations (a Baptist church), sacred books (the Bible), the business names of churches (St. John the Apostle Catholic Church), names for the deity (God, Father), but not gods/goddesses. |
| Capitalization Rule 19 | Capitalize a proper adjective, but not the noun it describes, such as a California beach, a Memorial Day parade, an African nation). |
| Capitalization Rule 20 | Capitalize the first word of a greeting and the closing of a letter--My dearest friend, ...Sincerely yours,...Yours truly, |
| Capitalization Rule 21 | Capitalize all compass directions when they refer to a specific geographic region that encompasses many states and nations that would be capitalized, such as the Pacific Northwest, the South, the West. |
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