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Capitalization RulesUsing your note taking skill, write down the capitalization rules and the examples.
The Flipped ClassroomSlide2
Proper Nouns and AdjectivesCapitalize proper nouns and proper adjectives.
n
ames of people
d
ays of the week, months
h
olidays, holy days
p
eriods, events in history (Middle Ages)
o
fficial Documents (
Declaration of Independence
)
s
pecial Events (The Battle of the
Wichitas
)
p
olitical parties
l
anguages, nationalities, religionsSlide3
Proper Nouns and Adjectives9. trade names (The name of the brand not the product)
(Wilson volleyball)
10. official titles used with names (Senator Coburn)
11. formal epithets (Alexander the Great)
Write the sentence and make corrections to the
c
apitalization mistakes.
I went to sooner fashion mall and bought an
adidas
Football.Slide4
Geographical NamesCapitalize the specific geographical names.
p
lanets, heavenly bodies
c
ontinents (South America)
c
ountries
s
tates, provinces
c
ities, towns, villages
s
treets, roads, highways
l
andforms (the Rocky Mountains, Mt. Scott)
b
odies of Water (Lake Ellsworth)
b
uildings, monuments (Cache High School)
p
ublic areas (Times Square)Slide5
Sentences in ParenthesesCapitalize the first word in a sentence enclosed in p
arentheses, but do not capitalize the first word if
it appears within another sentence.
( A cornet is a kind of small trumpet with a mellower
sound).
Damien’s aunt (she’s a wild woman) plays bingo.Slide6
Sentences Following ColonsCapitalize the first word in a complete sentence that f
ollows a colon when you want to emphasize the sentence
o
r the sentence is a quotation.
Mother knew what to say: “Your faces will stay that way,
o
r no one will marry you.Slide7
Sections of the Country/Certain Religious Words Capitalize the words that indicate a section of the country;
d
o not capitalize words that indicate direction.
Mr. Johnson is from the Southwest.
After traveling south for two days, we made it to our
destination.
Capitalize nouns that refer to the Supreme Being, the
word Bible, the books of the Bible, and the names of
other holy books.
God, Jehovah, GenesisSlide8
TitlesCapitalize the first word of a title, the last word, and everyw
ord in between except articles (a, an, and the), short
p
repositions, and coordinating conjunctions.
This rule goes with the titles of books, newspapers,
m
agazines, poems, plays, songs, articles, films, works of
a
rt, photographs, and stories.
Washington Post
“When I Was Your Man”Slide9
Words Used as NamesCapitalize words like father, mother, uncle, and senatorw
hen they are used as titles before someone’s name.
We missed you, Aunt Lucinda!
Organizations
Capitalize
the names of organizations, associations, or
teams
.
Democratic Party OKC ThunderSlide10
Abbreviations/Titles of CoursesCapitalize abbreviations of titles/organizations.
The CEO of the company is Garth Brooks, M.D.
Titles of Courses
Capitalize courses that have numbers after them or
r
epresent languages.
I am taking English II, Computer I, and journalism.Slide11