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Capitals and Italics

Capitals and Italics. Haley Hamilton Hadley Smith. Rules of Capitalization. Names and Nicknames of Persons or Things. PJ Buzz Lightyear Mustang Nike. Names of Peoples and Their Languages. Japanese Latino Spanish English.

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Capitals and Italics

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  1. Capitals and Italics Haley Hamilton Hadley Smith

  2. Rules of Capitalization

  3. Names and Nicknames of Persons or Things • PJ • Buzz Lightyear • Mustang • Nike

  4. Names of Peoples and Their Languages • Japanese • Latino • Spanish • English

  5. Names of Geographical Features, States, Countries, and Monuments • Golden Gate Bridge • Arctic Circle • The Statue of Liberty • Iowa

  6. Names of Organizations, Agencies, Institutions, and Companies • New England Patriots • Ford Motor Company • Alpha Kappa Theta • Western Kentucky University

  7. Names of Days of the Week, Months, and Holidays • Wednesday • Easter • January • St. Patrick’s Day

  8. Names of Historical Documents, Events, and Movements • Declaration of Independence • Stone Age • World War 2 • Renaissance

  9. Names of Religions, Holy Days, and Titles of Holy Books • Christianity • Fat Tuesday • The Bible • Jesus

  10. Abbreviations and Acronyms • NFL • USA • YMCA • GTL

  11. First, last, and all major words in titles. • The Glass Castle • The Scarlet Letter • The Magic School Bus • The Cat in the Hat

  12. First word of every sentence. • The cow jumped over the moon. • Sally ran into the wall. • That dog is fat. • I love animal crackers in my soup.

  13. Italics

  14. Italics indicate titles of separate works. • National Geographic • Wall street Journal • Use: books, magazines, newspapers, plays, television shows, long poems…

  15. Italics indicate names of legal cases • Miranda v. Arizona • Roe v. Wade • Hamilton v. Smith • DC V. OCHS

  16. Italics identify the names of specific ships, aircraft, spacecraft, and satellites • USS Enterprise • USS Hawkbill • Apollo 13 • Atlantis

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