USING CAPITAL LETTERS

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USING CAPITAL LETTERS
RULE 1
The first word of a new sentence
EXAMPLE
When he tells a joke, he sometimes forgets the
punch line.
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RULE 2
Always capitalize the pronoun I.
EXAMPLE
The last time I visited London was in 1998.
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RULE 3
The major words of a title (but not short
prepositions or the articles "the," "a," or "an,"
if they are not the first word of the title)
EXAMPLES
Jerrys favorite book is Of Mice and Men. The
Weight of the Wind never made it to the song
charts. The documentary movie was titled
Becoming Human The Rise of Artificial
Intelligence in the 21st Century.
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RULE 4
Proper nouns (names of specific people, places,
organizations, and sometimes things)
EXAMPLES
Worrill Fabrication Company Golden Gate
Bridge Supreme Court Livingston,
Missouri Atlantic Ocean
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RULE 5
The days of the week, the months of the year, and
holidays (but not the seasons)
EXAMPLES
CAPITALS
NO CAPITALS
winter spring fall
Friday October Halloween
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RULE 6
The names of countries, nationalities, and
languages
EXAMPLES
Costa Rica Spanish French English
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RULE 7
Adjectives formed from proper names
EXAMPLES
Chinese meal Italian opera Marxist
ideology Freudian concept A Muscovite is always
prepared for snow in the winter. Identifying
Texans in Europe is easy theyre the loud ones.
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RULE 8
Titles preceding names, but not title that follow
names.
EXAMPLES
She worked as the assistant to Mayor Hanolove. I
was able to interview Miriam Moss, mayor of
Littonville. Woodrow Wilson was once president
of Princeton. Many Americans are unhappy with
President Bushs policies.
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RULE 9
Directions used as names but not as compass
directions
EXAMPLES
The Petersons have moved to the Southwest. Jims
house is two miles north of Otterbein. Huge
storms have swept through the Northeast. If you
take I-35 south, you can eventually get to Mexico.
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RULE 10
National, political, racial, social, civic, and
athletic groups
EXAMPLES
Green Bay Packers African-Americans Democrats Frie
nds of the Wilderness Chinese Mothers Against
Drunk Driving
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RULE 11
Brand names, abbreviations and acronyms
EXAMPLES
Coca-Cola Xerox Kleenex Southern Methodist
University SMU Internal Revenue
Service IRS Government Printing
Office GPO North Atlantic Trade
Organization NATO