1. Rule 1: Capitalize the first word in declarative , interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory.
Examples:
Declarative: Several members if the royal family were impatiently waiting for the ceremony to begin.
Interrogative: Isn’t anyone going to start?
Imperative: Bo deeply when introduced to the Queen.
Exclamatory: What an unusual day this is?

2. Rule 2: Always capitalize the word I.
Examples:
I watched the clock while I waited for you.
I never understood why he was so late.

3. Rule 3: Capitalize all proper nouns
Rule 3: Capitalize all proper nouns. - The name of a specific person is perhaps the most common kind of proper noun.
Examples:
Martin Luther King
Statue of Liberty
Awtrey Middle School

4. Rule 4: Capitalize each part of a persons full name, including initials.
Examples:
Margaret Rose Windsor
L.T. Cornwall

5. Rule 5: Capitalize geographical names.
Examples:
Streets-
Wildflower Drive
Boxwood Drive
Towns and Cities-
Acworth
Kennesaw
Mountains-
Mount Everest
Cascade Range

6. Rule 6: Capitalize the names of specific events and periods of time.
Historical Periods
Age of Enlightenment
Middle Ages
Days/Months
Wednesday
December
Holidays/religious days
Christmas
Labor Day
Special events
Boston Marathon

7. Rule 7: Capitalize the names of various organizations, government bodies, political parties, nationalities, as well as the languages spoken by different groups.
Beta Club
Supreme Court
Republicans
German, Spanish, English

8. Rule 8: Capitalize references to religions, deities, and religious scriptures
Religions – Christianity, Islam,
Deities – God, Allah, Jehovah
Scriptures – Holy Bible, Torah, Koran

9. Rule 9: Capitalize names of specific places and items
Monuments – Twin Towers, Effiel Tower
Memorials- Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Wall
Celestial Bodies – Mars, Jupiter, Aries, Earth
Awards – Newberry Award, People’s Choice

10. Rule 10: Capitalize names of awards
Awards – Newberry Award, People’s Choice, Academy Awards

11. Rule 11: Capitalize most proper adjectives
A proper noun used to describe a common noun
Spanish rice
American literature
Georgia history
African American books

12. Rule 12: Capitalize brand names
Capitalize brand names when used as adjectives. When the item is NOT part of the brand, do NOT capitalize the item.
Kellog’s frosted flakes
Campbell’s soup
Apple Bottom jeans
Timberland boots
Coach purse

13. Rule 13: Capitalize titles when with a person’s name
Do NOT capitalize title without a name
Dr. Martin; the doctor walked to me
Captain Douglas; our captain
President Clinton; the president is missing
Senator Obama; our senator is leaving town
Sister O’dell; the sister in the church was singing off key

14. Rule 14: Capitalize family titles
When a person’s name is with their family title, capitalize it
Aunt Betty
Uncle George
Papa Joe
Grandma Annette
Grandma Karen

15. Rule 15: Capitalize titles of works
Capitalize the first word and all other important words in titles of books, periodicals, poems, stories, plays.
Do NOT capitalize conjunctions, articles, and prepositions that are shorter than (5) letters (and, in, an, the, on, of, with)
Gone with the Wind
The Cat in the Hat

16. Rule 16: Capitalize courses
Capitalize the title of courses when the course is a language OR followed by a number
Language Arts 7A
Honors English 10A
Math 7/8
Do NOT capitalize the course if you are only referring to a class - language arts class, math class, social studies