Capitalization

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SPI 0301.1.4 Using Capital Letters
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How do I use capitals in names, dates, and
addresses?
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Overview

• You already know that ALL sentences begin with a
  capital letter. This lesson will help you
  understand when else to use capital letters.
• It deals with the following topics

• Titles
• Addresses

• gtNames
• Dates

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Names and Titles

• Capitalize the specific names of people, places,
  and institutions
• Tommy Brown, Westside Park, Warner College
• But not general references
• librarian, zoo, school
• Capitalize titles that precede names
• Mrs. Smith, Aunt Susan, Major Harper
• But not when used alone, or after names
• The major was ready for the battle.
• Bill, my uncle, sat beside Gary Davis, principal
  of our school.

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Dates and Directions

• Capitalize days of the week, months, holidays
• Monday, June, Thanksgiving
• But not seasons
• summer, fall, winter
• Dont capitalize directions
• I drove north for two blocks.
• Unless it refers to a specific location
• Fighting broke out in the Middle East.
• Winter roads are common in the North.

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Addresses

• Capitalize the name of the road or street in an
  address. 1062 Palm Drive
• Capitalize words like street, road, avenue, and
  lane when used in an address.
• Do not capitalize those words when used in a
  sentence. I live on a busy street.
• Capitalize the city and the state listed in the
  address. Gainesville, Florida

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Interactive Exercise

• Click on the buttons below or key in the links to
  do interactive exercises on capitalization
• Game 1 an easy start
• Game 2 challenge yourself

Capitalization 1
Capitalization 2
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Test your knowledge