Capitalization Rules

Capitalization Rules By: Constanza Guerrero

1. Capitalize the first word of every sentence ,[object Object],[object Object]

2. Capitalize the first word of a quotation. ,[object Object],[object Object]

3. Capitalize names of people, including initials and titles of adress. ,[object Object],[object Object]

4. Capitalize family words if used alone or followed by a name. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

5. Don’t capitalize family words if used with a possesive pronoun or article ,[object Object],[object Object]

6. Capitalize the pronoun “I”. ,[object Object],[object Object]

7. Capitalize names of God. ,[object Object],[object Object]

8. Capitalize the names of nationalities, races, peoples and religions. ,[object Object],[object Object]

9. Generally, don’t capitalize occupations. ,[object Object],[object Object]

10. Capitalize the names of countries, states, provinces and cities. ,[object Object],[object Object]

11. Capitalize the name of oceans, rivers, lakes, islands and mountains. ,[object Object],[object Object]

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12. Capitalize the names of geographical areas. ,[object Object],[object Object]

13. Don’t capitalize directions if they aren’t names of geographical areas. ,[object Object],[object Object]

14. Capitalize names of schools, parks, buildings and streets. ,[object Object],[object Object]

15. Capitalize names of days and months. ,[object Object],[object Object]

16. Capitalize names of Holidays and Historical events. ,[object Object],[object Object]

17. Don’t capitalize names of seasons. ,[object Object],[object Object]

18. Capitalize the first word and all important words of titles of books, magazines, newspapers and articles . ,[object Object],[object Object]

19. Capitalize the first word and all important words of names of movies, plays, radio programs and television programs. ,[object Object],[object Object]

20. Don’t capitalize articles (a, an, the), conjunctions (but, and, or), and short prepositions (of, with, in, on, for) unless they are the first word of a title. ,[object Object],[object Object]

21. Capitalize the names of organizations, government groups, and businesses. ,[object Object],[object Object]

22. Capitalize trade names, but don’t capitalize the name of the product. ,[object Object],[object Object]

23. Capitalize the names of languages. ,[object Object],[object Object]

24. Don’t capitalize school subjects unless they are the names of languages or are followed by a number. ,[object Object],[object Object]

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