Capitalization-Races, Nationalities, and Species

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Capitalization: races, nationalities, and species Mini-Lesson # 26 From the UWF Writing Lab’s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series.

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Capitalization-Races, Nationalities, and Species Writing Lab Capitalization-Races, Nationalities, and Species

Races Always capitalize races. Examples: Chinese Indian Hispanic Note: The terms black and white are usually not capitalized; however, if you capitalize these terms when referring to races, be consistent throughout your paper.

Nationalities Capitalize nationalities and nation-related words such as languages. Examples: French fries Swiss cheese Spanish omelet

Species Capitalize the first part of a species’ scientific name. Example: Homo sapien Felis silvestris catus Canis lupus familiaris

That’s all, folks! This lesson is part of the UWF Writing Lab Grammar Mini-Lesson Series Lessons adapted from Real Good Grammar, Too by Mamie Webb Hixon To find out more, visit the Writing Lab’s website where you can take a self-scoring quiz corresponding to this lesson