Capitalization Mr. Pettine October 5-6, 2015. Capitalization Capitalize the first word of a sentence Example: Soccer has been called the only international.

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Capitalization Mr. Pettine October 5-6, 2015

Capitalization Capitalize the first word of a sentence Example: Soccer has been called the only international language. Capitalize the first word of a direct quotation that is a complete sentence. Example: Henry James once wrote to a friend, “It’s a complex fate, being an American.” Do not capitalize the first word of a quotation if it is not a complete sentence. Example: Churchill said he had “nothing to offer blood, toil, tears, and sweat.”

Capitalization Capitalize the pronoun “I” and the interjection “O” Example: He said, “I believe the first words of the national anthem are ‘O Say Can You See.’” Proper nouns are capitalized – names of people and animals, titles of people (Sir, President, Princess), nationalities / ethnic groups (German, Nigerian), organizations / institutions (University of Georgia), buildings, trade names (Pepsi, Pizza Hut), Documents (Magna Carta, Declaration of Independence), Geographical Terms (Africa, Mediterranean Sea), Planets, Ships and Vehicles, Historical Events / Eras (the Renaissance, Battle of Agincourt), Markers of Time (Saturday, Thanksgiving), Religious Terms (Christianity, Judaism, Atheism)

Capitalization School courses – capitalize school courses that are languages or that are titles of specific courses. Do not capitalize general names of subjects. Examples: Latin, English, Geometry I, Medieval History, geology, biology, mathematics, history

Capitalization Capitalize proper adjectives (Victorian novel, Puerto Rican citizen, Congressional delegation) Capitalize title of works – do not capitalize minor words such as the or and and prepositions (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Portrait of a Lady, Light in August, Beauty and the Beast)

Capitalization Capitalize abbreviations of proper nouns/adjectives and the abbreviations A.M, P.M., A.D., B.C., C.E., B.C.E.