English Essentials ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. English Essentials John Langan Beth Johnson Chapter Thirteen Capital Letters

English Essentials ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 2 Capital Letters There are seven main uses of Let’s take a look....

Capital Letters English Essentials ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 3 Capital Letter Use 1. First Word in a Sentence or Direct Quotation: No one tries to get arrested for jaywalking. He said, “Are you talking to me?”

Capital Letters English Essentials ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4 Capital Letter Use 2. Names of Persons and the Word I: Whenever I see Adam Sandler onscreen, I laugh out loud.

Capital Letters English Essentials ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 5 Capital Letter Use 3. Names of Particular Places and Languages: I am going there to practice Spanish, and to see the Grand Canyon. But use small letters if the specifics aren’t given: I have to practice my second language, then go to the park.

Capital Letters English Essentials ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6 Capital Letter Use 4. Names of Companies, Associations, Unions, Clubs, Religious and Political Groups, and Other Organizations: I’d like to join the NBA. Sally works for the Rand Corporation.

Capital Letters English Essentials ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 7 Capital Letter Use 5. Names of Days of the Week, Months, and Holidays: Last Friday, March 21, was Earth Day. But use small letters for the seasons: I love the fall and spring.

Capital Letters English Essentials ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 8 Capital Letter Use 6. Names of Commercial Products: Henry loves Oreos. But use small letters for the type of product (cookies).

Capital Letters English Essentials ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 9 Capital Letter Use 7. Titles of Books, Magazines, Newspapers, Articles, Stories, Poems, Films, TV Shows, Songs, Papers That You Write, and the like. I just finished the book Hannibal.

Capital Letters English Essentials ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 10 Other Uses of Capital Letters Names That Show Family Relationships. But do not capitalize words like mother or uncle when they are preceded by a possessive word like my.

Capital Letters English Essentials ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 11 Other Uses of Capital Letters Titles of Persons When Used with Their Names: Dr. Jones. But use small letters without specific names. Specific School Courses: Zoology I. But use small letters for general subject areas.