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Capitalization

The document provides guidelines for capitalization in English. It states that the first word of a sentence, names of people, titles used with people's names, months, days, holidays, places, courses, languages, nationalities, religions, and the pronoun "I" should all be capitalized. Some examples are given for each category to demonstrate proper capitalization. Exceptions are also noted, such as not capitalizing seasons or general references like "a city" versus the specific name of a city.

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Capitalization

The document provides guidelines for capitalization in English. It states that the first word of a sentence, names of people, titles used with people's names, months, days, holidays, places, courses, languages, nationalities, religions, and the pronoun "I" should all be capitalized. Some examples are given for each category to demonstrate proper capitalization. Exceptions are also noted, such as not capitalizing seasons or general references like "a city" versus the specific name of a city.

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CAPITALIZATION ( Huruf Besar )

Capitalize:
1. The first word of a sentence We saw a movie last night. It was very good Capitalize= use a big letter, not a small letter 2. The names of people I met George Adams yesterday 3. Titles used with the names of people I saw Doctor (Dr.) Smith. Do you know Professor (Prof.) Alston? Compare : - I saw a doctor - I saw Doctor Wilson 4. Month, days, holidays I was born in April. Bob arrived last Monday. It snowed on Thanksgiving Day. Note : Seasons are not capitalized : spring, summer, fall/ autumn, winter 5. The name of places: - City : He lives in Chicago Compare : - She lives in a city - She lives in New York City state/ province country continent ocean lake : She was born in California : They are from Mexico : Tibet is in Asia : They crossed the Atlantic Ocean : Chicago is on Lake Michigan

river : The Nile River flows north Compare : - They crossed a river

- They crossed the Yellow River desert mountain : The Sahara Desert is in Africa : We visited the Rocky Mountains

school : I go to the University of Florida Compare : - I go to a university - I go to the University of Texas business : I work for the General Electric Company

Street, etc : He lives on Grand Avenue Building : We have class in Ritter Hall

Park, zoo : I went jogging in Forest Park Compare : - We went to a park - We went to Central Park

6. The names of course ( Nama mata pelajaran ) Im taking Chemistry 101 this term Compare : - Im reading a book about psychology - Im taking Psychology 101 this term 7. The names of language and nationalities - She speak Spanish - We discussed Japanese customs Words that refer to the names of nations, nationalities and languages are always capitalized 8. The names of religions - Buddism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism are major religions in the world - Talal is a Moslem Words that refer to the names of religions are always capitalized. 9. The pronoun I Yesterday I fell off my bicycle The pronoun I is always capitalized

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