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From the UWF Writing Lab’s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series

Mini-Lesson #24. Capitalization of Personal Names, Nicknames, Animals’ Names, Hyphenation, Proper Names, Familial Names, and Personification. From the UWF Writing Lab’s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series. Capitalize personal names, nicknames, and epithets. Examples:

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From the UWF Writing Lab’s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series

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  1. Mini-Lesson #24 Capitalization of Personal Names, Nicknames, Animals’ Names, Hyphenation, Proper Names, Familial Names, and Personification From the UWF Writing Lab’s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series

  2. Capitalize personal names, nicknames, and epithets. Examples: Honest Abe, Michael “Air” Jordan, Ms. Smarty Pants

  3. Capitalize animals’ names if part or all of the name is derived from a proper noun. Examples: German shepherd, Clydesdale, Doberman pinscher • Do not capitalize if the name is not derived from a proper name. • Examples: • pinto, horse, bluejay

  4. Capitalize the first and second word in hyphenated proper names. Examples: Through the Looking-Glass, My So-Called Life Do not capitalize the second word in hyphenated proper names if it is not as important as the first word. Examples: “How to Apply Make-up”

  5. Capitalize names of relationships which for part of or substitute for proper names. Examples: I remember how Dad used to take us shopping, Uncle James. Do not capitalize names of relationships preceded by a possessive word. Examples: My mother, the father of my friend, Linda’s brother

  6. Capitalize personifications. Examples: Mother Nature, Old Man Winter, Father Time

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