Capitalization: Days of the Week, Months, and Holidays

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Capitalization: Days of the Week, Months, and Holidays Writing Lab Capitalization: Days of the Week, Months, and Holidays

When to Capitalize Weekdays Months Holidays Specific events.

When NOT to Capitalize Do not capitalize seasons unless they are part of a specific event. spring vs. Spring Festival summer vs. Summer Break winter vs. Winter Jam 2012 fall vs. Fall Retreat 2014

That’s all, folks! This lesson is part of the UWF Writing Lab Grammar Mini-Lesson Series Lessons adapted from Real Good Grammar, Too by Mamie Webb Hixon To find out more, visit the Writing Lab’s website where you can take a self-scoring quiz corresponding to this lesson