Grammar- Capitalization Mr. Jordan BJHS

Rules, rules, rules… Capitalize the first letter of the first word in a sentence. Capitalize the pronoun I. Capitalize the first letter of the first word in most lines of poetry. Capitalize the first word, the last word, and all important words in any title. Capitalize Roman numerals and the letters for the first major topics in an outline. Capitalize the first letter of the first word in an outline.

Capitalize the first letter of a sentence. fall break was relaxing and enjoyable. many of my friends were out of town during break. I think we should have this rule down by now!

Capitalize the pronoun I What is a pronoun? Give me some examples. Had the captain forgotten that i left early? When i was little, i broke my arm. I think we have this rule down too!

Capitalization in poetry? Capitalize the first letter in most lines of poetry. “Faith” is a fine invention For Gentleman who see! But Microscopes are prudent In an Emergency! - Emily Dickinson

Cont. Natures first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. -Robert Frost

Capitalize important words in titles Capitalize the first and last words of a title, along with all other important words. How do I know if a word is important? Capitalize Verbs Capitalize prepositions that have 5 or more letters DO NOT capitalize a, an, the, and, but, or, nor Enough Is Enough Should Is be capitalized? “Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree” Should Under be capitalized? The Hobbit Should The be capitalized?

Capitalize Roman numerals, major topics, and first letter of the first word in an outline. I. Novels Fiction The Giver In Cold Blood II. Poetry Poetic devices Metephor Simile

Rules 6,7,8 #6- Capitalize the first letter of the first word in a direct quotation. #7- Capitalize Mother, Dad, and other titles when they serve as a replacement for the person’s name. #8- Capitalize the names of organizations

Quotations Capitalize the first letter of a direct quotation. Ex: Lyle asked, “Where is my comb?” “In the drawer,” replied his father. “I’m finished,” yelled Chris, “let’s go!” -Should let’s be capitalized or not? “Did you,” asked Joe, “open this door?” - How about open?

Titles other than works… Capitalize Mother, Dad, and other titles when they serve as a replacement for the person’s name. Ex: We haven’t told (Mother/mother) about our plan. How are you feeling, (Son/son)? Capitalize the title if it appears with a name. Grandpa Smith Judge Worth Senator Lee Aunt Cecilia Captain Lowe Doctor Bob

Organizations Capitalize the name of organizations. Ex: Boy Scouts of America American Red Cross Kiwanis Club

Rules 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 #9- Capitalize business names. #10- Capitalize government bodies and departments #11- Capitalize institution names #12- Capitalize names of particular geographic places. #13- Capitalize historical events, periods of time, and historical documents

Business names Capitalize all business names. Examples: Fanton Enterprises American Airlines Brown Company Jolen’s Restaurant Pratt Limited Fast Body Shop Inc. Crenton Inn Beamer Grocery Store

Government bodies and depts. Capitalize government bodies and departments Examples: Senate Congress Cabinet House of Representatives Treasury Department Department of Interior Department of Defense

Institution names Capitalize all institution names. Examples: The Ohio State University Bogle Junior High School Banner Gateway Maricopa County Jail

Geographic places Capitalize geographic places. Examples: Potomac River Canada Andes Mountains Sunset Point Lake Superior Cape Cod Bering Strait Tampa Bay North Sea Atlantic Ocean Great Plains New England Gulf of Mexico

Historical events, times, & documents Capitalize historical events, time periods, and documents. Examples: Ice Age Middle Ages Magna Carta Battle of Waterloo American Revolution Declaration of Independence Constitution of the United States of America

Rules 14,15,16 #14- Capitalize names of days, months, holidays, and special days. #15- Capitalize a proper adjective but not the noun it modifies unless the noun is part of a title. #16- Capitalize brand names but not the products

Days, Months, Holidays Examples: Monday Fourth of July October Pearl Harbor Day Hanukkah Columbus Day George Washington’s Birthday Valentines Day

Proper Adjectives Capitalize Proper adjectives, BUT NOT the noun it modifies unless it is part of the title. Examples: a Columbus Day parade our Tuesday meeting Alaskan coast Labor Day weekend a Scottsdale rodeo

Capitalize Brands Capitalize brand names, BUT NOT the products. Examples: Roman Meal bread Birdseye vegetables Carnation milk Fisher Price recorder

Rule 17,18,19,20 #17- Capitalize religions, religious denominations, religious documents, names of churches, and names for a supreme being. #18- Capitalize languages #19- Capitalize races, and ethnic groups #20- Capitalize North, South, East, West, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, and Southwest when they refer to a region of the country or world.

Capitalize religions Examples: Hindu religion God Protestant Dead Sea Scrolls Methodist God Torah Ten Commandments Notes: Cornerstone Church- is capitalized because it is a name of a church, BUT a Baptist church- is not capitalized except for Baptist which is a denomination.

Languages Capitalize languages Example: English Spanish German French Latin Arabic Chinese Japanese

Races and Ethnic Groups Capitalize races and ethnic groups Examples: Races- African American Caucasion Asian American Indian Hispanic Ethnicities- Hawaiian Polynesian Cajun

North, South, East, West Capitalize North, South, East, West, Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest when talking about regions of the world or country. Examples: Does your Uncle Ray live in the East? The Southwest includes the state of Arizona. Turn north on Higley Rd.

Rules 21, 22,23,24,25,26,27 #21- Capitalize specific names of structures #22- Capitalize names, initials, and titles appearing with names. #23- Capitalize political parties #24- Capitalize the first letter only in most hyphenated words begin a sentence. #25- Capitalize President when it refers to the leader of the United States #26- Capitalize a specific, well-known area or event #27- Capitalize the first word of the greeting and closing of a letter

Specific Structures Examples: Empire State Building Golden Gate Bridge Eiffel Tower Washington Monument Yankee Stadium Grand Central Station

Names and Initials Capitalize names and initials along with titles that appear with names Examples: Abe Deborah R. Stone Professor Elk Admiral James Stevens Fido

Political Parties Example: Republican Party Tea Party Democrats Communist Party Socialist Party Green Party

Hyphenated words Capitalize only the first hyphenated word when it comes at the beginning of a sentence. Example: Twenty-two ducks live in that pond. Fathers-in-law meet in that room today. Capitalize both parts of a hyphenated word if it is a title Examples: Vice-President Biden is funny.

President Capitalize the word President when it refers to the leader of the United States. Example: Did you vote for President Obama?

Well-known areas or events Capitalize well-known areas or events Examples: Did President Bush work late in the Oval Office? Her ice skating at the Winter Olympics was fantastic.

Greetings and Closings of a letter Capitalize the first word of a greeting and closing of a letter. Example: Dear Soandso, Blah blah blah blah blah. Sincerely, Me