1. Capitalization

2. Capitalize the first word in every sentence  e.g: H ow are you? I missed you yesterday.  Wow it is raining!  Please bring those books to me.

3. Capitalize the first word in both the salutation and the closing of a letter

4. Capitalize the pronoun “I”  Linda was crying so I got a her an ice cream.  If she asks where am I, just tell her I am absent.

5. Capitalize proper nouns Capitalize the names of persons  E.g: Jane, Mary, Tom, Harry, George and animals  E.g: Tiger, Lion, Whale, Squirrel

6. Capitalize geographical names

7. Capitalize the names of organizations, teams, institutions, and government bodies

8. Capitalize the names of special events, holidays, and calendar items

9. Capitalize the names of historical events and periods

10. Capitalize the names of nationalities, races, and peoples  e.g: Saudi, Egyptian, Lebanese, Jordanian, Sudanese

11. Capitalize the names of businesses and the brand names of business products

12. Capitalize the names of ships, trains, aircraft, and spacecraft

13. Capitalize the names of buildings and other structures

14. Capitalize the names of monuments, memorials, and awards

15. Capitalize the names of religions, and their followers, holy days and celebrations, sacred writings, and specific deities.

16. Capitalize the names of planets, stars, constellations, and other heavenly bodies

17. Do not capitalize the names of school subjects, except course names followed by a numeral and the names of language classes

18. Capitalize proper adjectives

19. Most abbreviations are capitalized Capitalize abbreviations that come before and after personal names  e.g: Mr., Mrs., Miss, Dr., Sr. Abbreviations of geographical names are capitalized  e.g: N.Y.C, St. Louis, N. America

20. Capitalize titles  Capitalize a person’s title when the title comes before the person’s name  Titles used alone or following a person’s name generally are not capitalized  Capitalize a word showing a family relationship when the word is used before or in place of a person’s name.

21. Capitalize the first and last words and all important words in titles and subtitles: Unimportant words in a title include:  Articles (a, an, the)  Coordinating conjunctions (and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet)  Prepositions of fewer than five letters (by, for, into, on, with)