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Capitalization Rules

Capitalization Rules. Capitalization. In a letter – Capitalize the first word in the salutation (Dear) and the closing (Sincerely) Capitalize the pronoun I. (Pronouns are nouns that take the place of specific nouns)

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Capitalization Rules

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  1. Capitalization Rules

  2. Capitalization • In a letter – Capitalize the first word in the salutation (Dear) and the closing (Sincerely) • Capitalize the pronoun I. (Pronouns are nouns that take the place of specific nouns) • Capitalize proper nouns –specific names for people, places, things, and ideas.

  3. Proper Nouns

  4. Capitalization- Special Rules • Sections of the country- like-We live in the South. Not, directions like - Go east at the light. • Complete exercise 3, pg 541

  5. Capitalization • Capitalize – names of organizations, teams, institutions and government bodies. • Math Club • New York Mets • University of South Carolina • Federal Bureau of Investigation

  6. Capitalization • Capitalize the names of holidays, calendar items, and special events. • Squealing on the Square • Labor Day • Father’s Day

  7. Historical Events and Periods • Historical Events – like Boston Tea Party, Civil War, Revolutionary War, French Revolution, New Deal, Industrial Revolution, Holocaust, Liberation of Kuwait • Historical Periods- Great Depression, Dust Bowl, Roaring Twenties, Middle Ages, Stone Age

  8. Nationalities, Races, and Peoples • Cherokee • American • Japanese

  9. Capitalize • Businesses, Brand Names, Products • Religions and their followers, holy days and celebrations, sacred writings, and specific deities. • Page 543 1-5, pg 546 1-5

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