What is a Noun? & When to Capitalize Nouns

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What is a Noun? & When to Capitalize Nouns

What is a noun? Person girl, teacher, Janelle, chef Place Staten Island, country, forest Thing house, tree, cake, water Idea democracy, truth, fantasy Quality boredom, beauty, hatred

When to Capitalize Nouns

Names of specific people Capitalize Devon, Angela, Matthew, the Willams family, the Hunters No Capitalization family, boy, cousin, sister

Ranks and Titles (when used with a particular person’s name) Capitalize This is Aunt Jewel, this is Doctor Jones, and this is Professor Smith. No Capitalization That lady is my aunt, that man is a doctor, and that man is a professor.

Titles of Movies, Books, Chapters, and Articles Rule: Capitalize the first word, last word, and all important words in the middle of a title. Capitalize Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone No Capitalization I read a good book last night.

Family Members If you can substitute a name in the sentence for mom, dad, aunt, grandma, etc. AND it still makes sense, capitalize it. Capitalize Mom and I went to the movies with Dad. Mary and I went to the movies with Jim. No Capitalization My grandfather went fishing with my sister. You would not say.. My Jim went fishing with my Sally.

Names of Specific Schools, Businesses, Buildings, Organizations, etc. Capitalize Apple Computer, Brooklyn Collegiate Middle School, Stony Brook University, Ford Motor Company No Capitalization I want a new computer. I am going to a middle school. I plan to go to a university after I attend high school.

Special Groups including Clubs, Religions, Nationalities, Races of People, Languages, Countries Capitalize Brooklyn Collegiate Lady Lions, Republican Party, Boys Scouts of America, Christians, Africans, Japanese, Spanish, England, French cuisine, Italian pastry No Capitalization I wanted our team to win. Many club members attended the game.

Days of the Week, Months, and Holidays but not Seasons Capitalize Monday, January, Halloween, Christmas No Capitalization summer, fall, spring, winter, autumn

Geographic Areas Capitalize Tennessee, Mississippi River, Atlantic Ocean, Bergen Street No Capitalization The river is deep. The mountains are tall. I live down the street.

Regions of the United States (Not Directions) Capitalize We live in Northwest Connecticut, but Ms. Jones was born in the South. No Capitalization Joshua lives on the north side of town.

Names for God and Sacred Books Capitalize God, Jehovah, Allah, the Bible, the Koran No Capitalization Ancient myths have stories about many gods and goddesses.

Specific School Courses Capitalize I’m taking Algebra 101 and United States History. No Capitalization I’m taking algebra and history.

Names of Planets (not sun and moon) Capitalize Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune No Capitalization The moon is bright tonight.

Letters that Stand Alone Capitalize U-turn, X-ray, A+