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Page 1: { Capitalization.  Capitalize all proper nouns and all proper adjectives. A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place, thing, or idea. A

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Page 2: { Capitalization.  Capitalize all proper nouns and all proper adjectives. A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place, thing, or idea. A

Capitalize all proper nouns and all proper adjectives. A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place, thing, or idea. A proper adjective is an adjective formed from a proper noun.

Proper Noun: Canada, Abraham Lincoln Proper Adjective: Asian, Canadian

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Names of People Capitalize the names of people and also

the initials or abbreviations that stand for those names.

Margaret Thatcher Martin Luther King Jr. Martha Ulferts Meyer

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Historical Events Capitalize names of historical events,

documents, and periods of time.

World War I the Bill of Rights the Middle Ages

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Abbreviations Capitalize abbreviations of titles and

organizations.

U.S.A. FBI Ph.D.

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Organizations Capitalize the name of an organization,

association, or a team and its members

New York State Historical Society the Democratic Party the Miami Dolphins

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Names of Subjects Capitalize the name of a specific course,

but not the name of a general subject. (Exception – the names of all languages are proper nouns and are always capitalized: French, Spanish, English.)

My brother flunked Chemistry 101 because he exploded most of his experiments.

My science teacher said that he could forgive most of his mistakes, but he was fed up with his pranks.

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First Words Capitalize the first word of every sentence

and the first word in a direct quotation. Do not capitalize the first word in an indirect quotation.

That’s when my dad took my brother to visit the teacher.

Then Dad said, “Well son, I think it’s time you try a science experiment again.”

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Particular Sections of the Country Capitalize words which indicate particular

sections of the country; words which simply indicate direction are not capitalized.

Also capitalize proper adjectives formed from names of specific secions of a country. Do not capitalize adjectives formed from words which simply indicate direction.

Having grown up in the hectic West Coast, I find life in the Midwest to be refreshing.

Here in western Tennessee, Southern hospitality is a way of life.

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Names of Languages, Races, Nationalities, Religions

Capitalize the names of languages, races, nationalities, and religions, as well as the proper adjectives formed from them.

Spanish, Yiddish, African art, Irish linen, Swedish meatballs, Methodist, Judaism

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Words Used as Names Capitalize words such as mother, father, aunt,

and uncle when these words are used as names.

Uncle George started to sit on the couch. Then Uncle stopped in midair. My aunt had just found him. Then my dad and mom walked into the room. “Mom, what is everyone doing in here?” I asked.

Note: Words such as mom, dad, grandma, etc., are not usually capitalized if they come after a possessive pronoun (my, his, our).

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Days of the Week Capitalize the names of the days of the

week, months of the year, and special holidays. (Do not capitalize the names of seasons.)

Thursday, July, Independence Day, Labor Day, winter, spring

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Official Names Capitalize the names of businesses and

the official names of their products. (These are called trade names.) Do not, however, capitalize a general, descriptive word like toothpaste when it follows the product name.

Post Sugar Crisps, Memorex tape, Ford Mustang GTP, Pioneer sound system, Crest toothpaste, Pizza Hut, Tombstone pizza

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Titles Used with Names Capitalize titles used with names of

persons and abbreviations standing for those titles.

Mayor Andrew Young, President Bill Clinton, Representative Miller, Dr. Tim Swanson, Pastor Jon

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Titles Capitalize the first word of a title, the last word, and

every word in between except articles (a, an, the), short prepositions, and short conjunctions. Follow this rule for titles of books, newspapers, magazines, poems, plays, songs, articles, movies, works of art, pictures, stories, and essays.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Las Vegas Tribune Field and Stream “Jeremiah was a Bullfrog” Phantom of the Opera Back to the Future