Capitalization Unit 20

Capitalization Pre-Test John f. Kennedy was one of the Nation’s most beloved presidents. hannah looked up at the big dipper and located the star Polaris. Deepak was born in benares, a city holy to the Hindus of india. “Dad,” asked Tomás, “why doesn’t julio’s dad ever come to our baseball games?” Linda’s mother, who lived in florida at the time, witnessed the explosion of the challenger spacecraft.

Rules: Capitalize the first word of every sentence. Capitalize the first word of a direct quotation. Capitalize the first word of a complete sentence contained by parenthesis. (Tom lost his socks.) The pronoun “I”

Rules: Proper nouns. James Jones Michael Jackson

Rules: Titles before a name President Bush General Jones Dr. Williams Sgt. Baker Senator Marks

Rules: Capitalize the word “president” when referring to the president and used in place of a name. The President lives in the White House. George Washington was the first president.

Rules: Capitalize the names of family relationships when used with or in place of a proper name. I saw Mom this morning. I heard Uncle Jim got arrested. Do not capitalize when preceded by a possessive pronoun. My dad is a fireman

Rules: Ethnic groups, national groups, languages Japanese Spanish French

Rules: Organizations, institutions, political parties and their members, and firms Salvation Army Black Congressional Caucus Democratic Party Auburn University United Steel, Inc.

Rules: Monuments, bridges, buildings, and other structures Washington Monument Lincoln Memorial Golden Gate Bridge Hoover Dam Gordon Person’s Building Cramton Bowl

Rules: Trade names Honda Nike Polo Baby Phat Tylenol Axe

Rules: Documents, awards, laws Magna Carta Declaration of Independence 13th Amendment Heisman Trophy Grammy Award Outland Trophy

Rules: Geographical terms North America Goat Hill Arctic Ocean Dead Sea Lake Martin Montgomery Southlawn

Rules: Planets, stars, etc… Pluto Jupiter Milky Way Galaxy Sagittarius Big Dipper

Rules: Compass points when they refer to a place, not a direction. Birds fly south for the winter. I live in the South.

Rules: Ships, planes, trains, spacecrafts USS Roosevelt Discovery Apollo 13 Orient Express

Rules: Historical events, eras, and calendar items Civil War The Great Depression Harlem Renaissance Age of Wisdom August Friday

Rules: Religious terms Bible Jesus Allah Talmud Islam Buddha Easter Hanukkah Lutheran

Rules: School courses French Spanish Math 101 History 312

Rules: Titles of works Huckleberry Finn The Crucible Menace to Society Birmingham News New York Times How John Boscoe Outsung the Devil The Devil and Tom Walker