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Capitalization Rules
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1 first Always capitalize the ________ word in ______ sentence. every
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2 “I” Always capitalize the pronoun ______
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3 Capitalize people’s ________ and ___________. names initials
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4 names Capitalize geographical ___________ and specific geographical ___________ EX The Southwest but not south Texas; Grand Canyon areas
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5 organizations Capitalize the names of ______________, business firms, institutions, and _____________ bodies. EX: United States Congress, Dell, Lopez Student Council government
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6 historical Capitalize the names of _____________ __________and periods, special events, and __________ items. EX June but not summer; Civil War, Great Depression events calendar
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7 Capitalize nationalities (or adjectives based on them), _____, religions, ________days, and words used to refer to specific deities. EX French, Jewish, Christmas, Athena races sacred
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8 Capitalize __________ names but not the ___________ item after it.
EX Nike shoes brand common
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9 Capitalize names of specific ________, planes, monuments, buildings, ________, awards, etc. EX The Golden Gate Bridge; USS Constitution ships bridges
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10 subjects Capitalize school __________ ONLY if they are languages or followed by a course number. EX English but not math; American history Algebra II
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11 Capitalize titles indicating ___________ relationships only when used as names or parts of names. EX Aunt Helen but not Helen, my aunt Mom but not my mom family
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12 Capitalize all words in ________ of books, magazines, poems, stories, articles, documents, movies, paintings etc. ________ for articles and prepositions shorter than five letters. titles except
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13 Capitalize people’s _______ before their names and in _______address. EX Doctor but not the doctor Doctor Smith titles direct
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14 state Capitalize titles of heads of ________, royalty, or nobility only when used _______ their name or in ______ of their name. EX: King Henry but not the king with place
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15 first Capitalize the _____word in every line of traditional _________. poetry
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16 greeting Capitalize the first word in the __________ and _______ of a letter. closing
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17 Capitalize the first word of a _______ _________ if it is a complete sentence. Do not capitalize it if it’s the second part of a divided quotation. EX: “Don’t go yet,” he said, “it’s not time.” direct quotation
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