CAPITALIZATION Rules and Examples

Rule 1: apitalize the first word in every sentence. cC

Rule 2: Capitalize the pronoun I. Don’t forget the contractions. I’ll I’m I’ve I’d

Rule 3: Capitalize school subjects only if they are a language, or if they are followed by a number. I have homework in french class, math, and language arts 1. French Arts Language

Rule 4: Capitalizing titles A. Before a name Mr. Maxfield B. For someone in high office The President of the United States

Rule 4:continued C. In a family relationship – before or in place of a name Does aunt Elenore own a book store? Both mom and Bob work at the hospital. Aunt Mom Do not capitalize when a possessive comes before the word. John’s Mother cooked dinner.mother

Rule 4: continued D. Other titles: books, magazines, movies, TV, etc. Capitalize the first, last, and all important words. The last of the mohicansLastMohicans

Rule 5: Capitalize proper nouns. A.The names of people Michael Jordan

B. Geographic Names Street City State Country Etc Ambs Road St. Louis, Missouri U.S.A.

C. Organizations, Teams, Business, Institutions, Government The saint louis rams will beat the jets next week. The Saint Louis Rams will beat the Jets next week.

D. Historical Events, Periods, Special Events, Calendar The revolutionary war began on a sunday. The Revolutionary War began on a Sunday.

E. Nationalities, Races, Peoples We have bosnian and mexican students along with several other nationalities. We have Bosnian and Mexican students along with several other nationalities.

F. Business Products After you eat some doritos, you need a cold pepsi to quench your thirst. After you eat some Doritos, you need a cold Pepsi to quench your thirst.

G.Ships, Trains, Airplanes, Spacecraft The President flies in Air Force One and marine one. The President flies in Air Force One and Marine One.

H. Buildings, Structures The eiffel tower is in Paris, France.The Eiffel Tower is in Paris, France.

I. Monuments, Awards The statue of liberty was a gift from France. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France.

J. Religions, Followers, Holy Days, Sacred Writings, Deities Some of the religions of the world include: christianity, buddhism, judaism, and islam. Some of the religions of the world include: Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, and Islam.

K.Planets, Stars, and Other Heavenly Bodies In reality, jupiter and saturn are not this close together. In reality, Jupiter and Saturn are not this close together.

Rule 6: Capitalize proper adjectives. Proper NounProper Adjective JapanJapanese sushi GreeceGreek gods Proper nouns can become proper adjectives.

Rule 6: continued In class we learned about the different australian mammals. In class we learned about the different Australian mammals.

Go forth and capitalize.

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