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CAPITALIZATION: Capitalize the first word of a sentence, and capitalize the first word of a quotation: Ex. Brian said, “We couldn’t have done it without.

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1 CAPITALIZATION: Capitalize the first word of a sentence, and capitalize the first word of a quotation: Ex. Brian said, “We couldn’t have done it without . . . Capitalize the first word in the salutation or closing of a letter Ex. Dear John, Sincerely, Kind regards,

2 C. Capitalize proper nouns and proper adjectives
ex. Shakespeare, Shakespearean performer Russian, Russian stew Nationalities and races: Japanese, Caucasian Brand names: Wonder bread, Crest toothpaste Geographical names: Greensboro, the Middle East, the Rockies, Atlantic Ocean, Organizations, businesses, historical events, ships, planes, trains, monuments, etc.

3 D. Do not capitalize school subjects except for languages and course names followed by a number ex. French, art, Algebra I, history E. Capitalize titles ex. Dr. Sanchez, President Obama, Things Fall Apart, American Idol, etc.

4 F. Capitalize religions, their followers, holy days, and specific deities (gods) ex. Christianity, Muslim, Easter, Koran, Allah, God, the Greek god Poseidon


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