2. 1. Capitalize the first letter of
the first word in a sentence.
We walked along the path to the lake.
Did you bring the camera?
Tie the boat to the dock.
The water is freezing!
3. Rule #1
bill left on the afternoon bus.
do you recognize that girl?
please go away.
stop!
4. 2. Capitalize the pronoun I.
Should I call you later?
I think I’ll call at six o’clock.
Louis and I shall both call you.
Oops, I just remembered…I’m
grounded from the phone.
5. Rule #2
i don’t understand this assignment.
May Susan and i work together?
Mrs. Jones said, “i don’t think that’s a
good idea.”
But i’ll make sure we are quiet.
6. 3. Capitalize the first letter of the
first word in most lines of poetry.
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet,
And I am too!
7. #3
there was a young lady named Rose
who had a large wart on her nose.
when she had it removed
her appearance improved,
but her glasses slipped down to her
toes.
8. 4. Capitalize the first word, the
last word, and all important
words in any title. Do not
capitalize a, an, the, and, but, or,
nor, or prepositons of four of
fewer letters unless they are the
first or last word of a title.
9. The Little Prince
Gone with the Wind
“Happy Birthday”
“Ghost of the Lagoon”
10. #4
lord of the rings
“summer of fire”
of mice and men
a roman villa
11. 5. Capitalize people’s names
and their initial(s).
George W. Bush
Cathy Melissa Thurmond
Dr. Richard Smith
T. J. Duckett
12. #5
chris tovani
red riding hood
john paul jones
richard m. nixon
13. 6. Capitalize days, months,
holidays, and special days.
Tuesday
July
Arbor Day
Christmas Eve
14. #6
sunday
january
veterans day
hanukkah
15. 7. Capitalize Mother, Dad, and
other titles if you can insert the
person’s name
Has Dad gone to the store?
We all know that Uncle Duane tells
crazy stories.
But don’t capitalize when names or titles
are used like:
My dad has gone to the store.
Our uncle tells crazy stories.
16. #7
aunt susan
my grandma
cousin fred
your father
17. 8. Capitalize names of
organizations.
Boy Scouts of America
American Red Cross
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
National Organization for Women
18. #8
kiwanis club
national honor society
organization of states
welcome wagon club
19. 9. Capitalize the names of
institutions.
Boston College
Berkmar High School
Grady Hospital
Fulton County Jail
22. #10
foot locker
pizza hut
jen’s hallmark shop
barnes and noble
23. 11. Capitalize the names of
structures.
Washington Tunnel
London Bridge
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Cumberland Expressway
24. #11
statue of liberty
white house
lincoln memorial
eiffel tower
25. 12. Capitalize the names of
specific geographic places
Indian Ocean
Pocono Mountains
Fulton County
Midwest
26. #12
cape cod
gulf of mexico
germany
great salt lake
27. 13. Capitalize the names of
historical events and historical
documents.
American Revolution
Battle of Shiloh
Declaration of Independence
U. S. Constitution
28. #13
war between the states
gettysburg address
treaty of paris
battle of the buldge
29. 14. Capitalize the names of
languages.
French
Spanish
Russian
English
30. #14
italian
mandarin chinese
german
arabic
31. 15. Capitalize the Roman
numerals and the letters of the
first major topics in an outline.
Capitalize only the first word in
an outline unless the words are a
proper noun.
32. #15.
I. Oceans and seas
A. Major oceans
B. Major seas
II. Land forms
A. Western hemisphere continents
1. North America
2. South America
B. Eastern hemisphere continents
33. 16. Capitalize the first word of a
direct quotation. Do not capitalize
the word following the quotation
unless it is a proper noun.
Harvey asked, “How old are you?”
“I am ten,” sad Jodi.
You look older,” Harvey said.
Jodi replied, “Everyone says that.”
34. #16
mrs. logan said, “here is your test.”
“how did I make a 56?” asked terry.
“you missed a lot of question,” mrs.
logan replied.
my dad is going to ground me for the
rest of my life,” cried terry.
35. 17. Capitalize brand names
but not the products.
Ford van
Mayfield ice cream
Sony computer disc
Bar S hot dogs
37. 18. Capitalize religions, religious
documents, names of churches,
and names for a supreme being.
Christian (religion)
Heavenly Father (reference to God)
Talmud (writings of Jewish religion)
Palmcroft Baptist Church
38. 19. Capitalize a proper adjective
but not the noun it modifies.
A California beach
A Payson music festival
A Memorial Day parade
An African nation
39. #19
greek god
english muffin
christmas vacation
shakespearian theater
40. 20. Capitalize the first world of a
greeting and closing of a letter.
My dearest friend
Sincerely yours
41. Capitalize directions when they
refer to a region of a country or
the world
Georgia is in the South.
He lives in China which is also called the
East.
BUT……
Georgia is south of Tennessee.