Capitalization Jack Langan

Always capitalize the first letter in the first word of a sentence.  He went to the store. Always capitalize the first letter in all words of a proper noun, unless the words are: of, the, and, or, with, for, in, on, etc. Do capitalize those listed words if they are the first word in the title.  The man waved to Bobby.  He is President Jackson’s son.  I go to North Gwinnett.  Of Mice and Men is a great book. Don’t capitalize if the word is not being used as a title.  Jackson was a president. Capitalize north, south, east, and west when talking about the actual region, not the direction (will usually have “the” before it).  He lives in the South.  He lives south of here. Capitalize northern, southern, etc. when referring to the people, not the general direction.  They are Northerners.  They’re in the northern states. School subjects, unless a language or very specific subject, aren’t capitalized  I love language arts.  I take Spanish.  I enjoy The Study of the Human Brain.

Practice State if C (correct) or I (incorrect). 1.I went to buy some food at the Store. 2.Have you seen the show Once Upon a Time? 3.I read a book called the Last Light. 4.We don’t live near the Western borders at all. 5.We Love pizza. 6.Has the president arrived? 7.The North seems too cold. 8.I’ve been to the Institute Of Supreme Awesomeness. 9.When we learn German, ich bin ein kartoffel. 10.I love math.

Practice Answers State if C (correct) or I (incorrect). 1.I went to buy some food at the Store. I 2.Have you seen the show Once Upon a Time? C 3.I read a book called the Last Light. I 4.We don’t live near the Western borders at all. I 5.We Love pizza. I 6.Has the president arrived? C 7.The North seems too cold. C 8.I’ve been to the Institute Of Supreme Awesomeness. I 9.When we learn German, ich bin ein kartoffel. C 10.I love math. C