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Capitalization Part 2!!!!

Capitalization Part 2!!!!. Capitalize Proper Nouns. Always use capitalization for: deities, geographical names, street names, persons' names, organization names, brand names, languages, and specific course titles. He prayed to God to help him meet the challenges in his life.

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Capitalization Part 2!!!!

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  1. Capitalization Part 2!!!!

  2. Capitalize Proper Nouns • Always use capitalization for: • deities, geographical names, street names, persons' names, organization names, brand names, languages, and specific course titles. • He prayed to God to help him meet the challenges in his life. • No one in their right mind would swim in the Rock River. • John Nicks was a member of Pets Without Parents. • I was always good at algebra, earned an "A" in Basic Algebra; but I struggled in English, so I signed up to take Basic Writing 101.

  3. Proper Nouns • Capitalize a word showing a family relationship when the word is used before or in place of name. • Do NOT capitalize it if it follows a possessive noun or pronoun. • I received a letter from Aunt Christina and Uncle Garth. • Grandpa Bobby makes the best fudge. • When will Mom and Dad be home? • Angela’s mother and my aunt are softball coaches. • Her grandpa was in the army. • My uncle and Terry’s uncle are in a club together.

  4. Proper Adjectives • A proper noun that describes another noun. • The noun being described does not need to be capitalized. • Chinese food • Greek meal • Romanarmy • Islamic culture

  5. Capitalize days of the weeks, months, and holidays. • I enjoy May, especially when Memorial Day falls on a Monday. • For parents, it is an October nightmare when Halloween falls on a Wednesday.

  6. Capitalize important historical events, documents and time periods. • On the Fourth of July, we celebrate the Declaration of Independence. • I have never read anything about the Victorian Era.

  7. Middle Initial and Titles • Capitalize the middle initial in names • Capitalize titles when they accompany names. • Do not capitalize the title if it does not refer to a specific person. • The ship was captained by Captain J. B. Smith. • He was the captain.

  8. Directions • Capitalize east, west, north, and south onlywhen used as sections of the country. • Do not capitalize them when they are used to refer to directions. • He said he would move to the West if he could not buy land in Wisconsin. • He drove west on the highway, but then got off at the second exit and headed south to the gas station

  9. Titles of Other Works • Capitalize the first word and all important words in titles of books, plays, poems, magazines, etc. • “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone” • The Avengers • “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” • Call of Duty: Black Ops

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