Capitalization is as important as punctuation in writing. Capitalization provides clarity while punctuation provides emotion and tone. There are various rules for capitalization including capitalizing the first word of a sentence, proper nouns, titles used before names, first word of a quotation, specific course titles but not general subjects, names of art movements, and all words in a composition's title except articles and coordinating conjunctions unless they are the first or last words.

1. Capitalization is as important as
punctuation marks in composition of
writing.
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2. Punctuation provides Emotion and tunes,
while Capitalization gives clarity in a
statement.
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3. RULES IN CAPITALIZATION

4. Always Capitalize the first letter of the
first word in a sentence.
Rule
1

5. My dog is great.

6. Capitalize proper nouns
2Rule
2

7. The College of the Immaculate Conception

8. …Sumacab Este, Cabanatuan City

9. Capitalize title when they are used
before names.
3Rule
#3

10. Mayor Bote is one of the most reliable
mayors in the province of Nueva Ecija.

11. President Rodrigo Duterte will have his
SONA on Monday.

12. Do not Capitalized a title if it is followed
by a comma.
3
NOTE
Rule
#3

13. The mayor of General Tinio , F. Bote, was
shot dead last Tuesday.

14. Do not Capitalized a title if it is used
after a name.
3
NOTE
Rule
#3

15. Mr. Gementiza is the mayor of Sumacab
Este.

16. Capitalize a formal title when it is used
as a direct address.
4Rule
#4

17. Will you take my temperature, Doctor?

18. Captain! Captain! Our based is under
attack!

19. Capitalize kinship names when they
immediately precede a personal name, or
when they are used in place of a personal
name.
5Rule
#4

20. I found out that Mom is here.

21. You look good, Grandpa.

22. I truly miss my Aunt Wy’s butter cake.

23. Capitalize specific geographical
regions.
6
Do not capitalize points of the
compass
Rule
#6

24. We have been colonized by the West.
vs
I will colonize the Philippines from west to
east.

25. We live in the West Coast.
vs
We live in the western part of the Coast
in Argentina.

26. Capitalize the first word in a complete
quotation.
7Rule
#7

27. Sebastian said, “ Truly, I will be forever yours,
babe.”

28. Capitalize specific course titles, but not
general academic subjects
8Rule
#8

29. I need to study in philosophy, history and
English 101.

30. Capitalize the names of art movements
9
Rule
#9

31. The Minimalists are far better than the
Modernists.

32. Capitalize titles of a composition.
10
Rule
#10

33. Capitalize the title’s first and last
word.
10
MAIN RULE
CAPITALIZE TITLES OF A COMPOSITION.
Rule
#10

34. “He’s so Handsome”
CAPITALIZE TITLES OF A COMPOSITION.

35. Capitalize all adjectives, adverbs, and
nouns.
10
CAPITALIZE TITLES OF A COMPOSITION.
Rule
#10

36. “The Handsome King Is Running
Slowly”
CAPITALIZE TITLES OF A COMPOSITION.

37. Capitalize all verbs, including verb to
be in all forms
10
CAPITALIZE TITLES OF A COMPOSITION.
(Am, Is, Are, Wa, Were, Has Been, etc.)
Rule
#10

38. The King Is Singing!
CAPITALIZE TITLES OF A COMPOSITION.

39. Capitalize No, Not, and “O”
CAPITALIZE TITLES OF A COMPOSITION.
Rule
#10

40. O Lord, Not Today.
CAPITALIZE TITLES OF A COMPOSITION.

41. Do not Capitalize an article (a, an, the),
UNLESS it is first or last in the title.
CAPITALIZE TITLES OF A COMPOSITION.
Rule
#10

42. I Am the One
CAPITALIZE TITLES OF A COMPOSITION.
vs
The One I Am

43. Do not Capitalize Coordinating Conjunction(fanboys),
UNLESS it is first or last in the title.
10
CAPITALIZE TITLES OF A COMPOSITION.
Rule
#10

44. He and My Friend
CAPITALIZE TITLES OF A COMPOSITION.
vs
And I Lost My Friend