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Grammar Lesson: Capitalization

Grammar Lesson: Capitalization. By: Gerald Dooley, Aymee Varela. People. Always capitalize the names of people When referring to occupation, do not capitalize Capitalize titles, like doctor, professor, and judge, when they represent a specific person

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Grammar Lesson: Capitalization

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  1. Grammar Lesson:Capitalization By: Gerald Dooley, Aymee Varela

  2. People Always capitalize the names of people When referring to occupation, do not capitalize Capitalize titles, like doctor, professor, and judge, when they represent a specific person Capitalize family relationships only when they are used as part of a person’s title Capitalize the names of political, racial, social, national, civic, and athletic groups

  3. People Examples • Mrs. Ayikis the greatest teacher ever at UC Merced. • The tallest man in the world is JohnzoHandzi. • Olympic Medalist, Usain Bolt, holds many world records. • My Aunt, Laura, works for the US forest service.

  4. Places Always capitalize the names of specific places: cities, countries, geographic regions, street names, schools and universities, and landmarks Capitalize words that are rooted from the names of places, including languages Do not capitalize directions or other general geographical words

  5. Places Examples • The UC Merced Campus is always packed with people pursuing classes. • Yosemite National Forest has the best view in the western region. • Drive north until you reach the city of Modesto, then head west to Livermore.

  6. Dates and Events Always capitalize names of months, days of the week, and holidays Capitalize the names of historic events Do not capitalize the names of seasons, unless the season is part of a title

  7. Dates and Events Examples • The best time of year is winter, because Christmas brings families together. • I really enjoy having Writing 1 classes on Monday and Wednesday. • I enjoy March Madness, because I love basketball.

  8. Title of Works Always capitalize the titles of articles, books, magazines, songs, albums, television shows, plays, etc. Don’t capitalize short prepositions or articles (the, an, of, etc.) if they aren’t the first word of the title Capitalize the brand names of specific products Do not capitalize the general names of products

  9. Title of Works Examples • Keys for Writers aids many students with their ability to write. • Mrs. Ayik wants our class to read “The Space Between Us,” to learn about freedom in India. • “Change of Heart” by Jodi Picoultis one of my favorite books.

  10. Works Cited Purdue OWL engagement; http://owl.english.purdue.edu/engagement/index.php?category_id=2&sub_category_id=1&article_id=42 Keys for Writers: 6th Edition

  11. Worksheet Answers 1.Journalism ; Dramatics 2.Aunt ; East 3.high school ; President   4.Dear ; Sir 5.Truly ; Yours 6.Labor Day ; university 7.freshman class ; Senior 8.sister ; South 9.Professor ; English 10.French ; History 11.he ; High School 12.Uncle ; all-American 13.Boy Scout ; Milky Way 14.in ; and 15.room ; science building

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