Capitalization Just Do It!. Rule #1  Capitalize the first word of a sentence. Example: The lessons begin tomorrow.  Capitalize each word that needs.

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Capitalization Just Do It!

Rule #1  Capitalize the first word of a sentence. Example: The lessons begin tomorrow.  Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.  1. you don't seem to understand.  2. why didn't you ask me?  3. the boy will be punished for his wrongs.  4. get out of here.  5. did you see that!

Rule #2  Capitalize the days of the week, the months of the year, but do not capitalize the seasons. Example: Monday, March, summer  Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.  1. monday, may 1st was an important day.  2. we need more rain in the spring of the year.  3. I like december and the summer best.  4. The class will be thursday, friday, and saturday.  5. Will you come next tuesday and tell us about preparations for winter?

Rule #3  Capitalize the specific name of buildings and other man-made structures, ships, trains, and planes. Examples: the White House, Mayflower, Amtrak, Concorde  Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.  1. One famous airplane is the spirit of st. louis.  2. The reading railroad and the shortline were trains found in atlantic city.  3. The empire state building used to be the tallest building in the united states.  4. The washington monument and the lincoln memorial are being renovated.  5. The nina, pinta, and the santa maria are ships known to all americans.

Rule #4  Capitalize titles preceding personal names, abbreviations of those titles used with proper names, initials, or titles when used alone in place of the name or person. Examples: Mr., Miss, Rev., Dr., W. C. Johanson, Captain  Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.  1. Have you met the rev. mr. ryan, mrs. hubbard, and dr. peterson?  2. This is supt. e. r. wing who was a captain during combat.  3. mr. and mrs. jones with miss smith will accompany you tomorrow.  4. Did you serve, colonel, in india?  5. I am to dine with cardinal corolucci tonight.

Rule #5  Capitalize the titles of books, newspapers, magazines, and all other kinds of literary works. Capitalize works of art, motion pictures, and musical compositions. Do not capitalize the articles (a,an,the), prepositions, or conjunctions unless they come first or last in these titles. Example: Death of a Salesman, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer  Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.  1. My favorite book is a tale of two cities.  2. Have you ever heard the song "earth angel"?  3. Jeff's theme was entitled "among the stars."  4. We take two newspapers new utah and the deseret news.  5. national geographic and reader's digest are both interesting magazines.

That’s Right…Test! Yay!  Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.  1. "yes," eric yelled, "we are glad that grandpa and grandma like trips."  2. yesterday i went with mother to see miss lomack, our dentist.  3. In the ensign magazine i found an article about mohammedanism and christianity in the middle east.  4. "there was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile,  he found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile;"  5. Did you know that professor phillips studied brahmanism in india?