From the UWF Writing Labs 101 Grammar MiniLessons Series MiniLesson 24 Capitalize personal names nicknames and epithets Examples Honest Abe Michael Air Jordan Ms Smarty Pants ID: 805883
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Capitalization of Personal Names, Nicknames, Animals’ Names, Hyphenation, Proper Names, Familial Names, and Personification
From theUWF Writing Lab’s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series
Mini-Lesson #24
Slide2Capitalize personal names, nicknames, and epithets.
Examples: Honest Abe, Michael “Air” Jordan, Ms. Smarty Pants
Slide3Capitalize animals’ names if part or all of the name is derived from a proper noun.
Examples: German shepherd, Clydesdale, Doberman pinscher
Do not capitalize if the name is not derived from a proper name.
Examples:
pinto
, horse,
bluejay
Slide4Capitalize the first and second word in hyphenated proper names.
Examples: Through the Looking-Glass, My So-Called Life
Do not capitalize
the second word in hyphenated proper names if it is not as important as the first word.
Examples:
“How to Apply Make-up”
Slide5Capitalize names of relationships which for part of or substitute for proper names.
Examples: I remember how Dad used to take us shopping, Uncle James.
Do not
capitalize names of relationships preceded by a possessive word.
Examples:
My mother, the father of my friend, Linda’s brother
Slide6Capitalize personifications.
Examples: Mother Nature, Old Man Winter, Father Time