4. capitalization rules

4. capitalization rules

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  8 18 Rules Of Capital Letter Taught by: EnChomrong (MA in TESOL)
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  I am thecaptain of my ship; I am the master of my fate. Rule #1 Capitalize the pronoun “I” and the exclamation “O.”
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  Capitalize the firstletter of the first word in a sentence. What kind of ice cream do you want? Rule #2
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  Rule #3 The customerentered the shop and said, “Excuse me, I’d like some coffee, please.” Capitalize the first letter of the first word in quoted sentences if they are complete sentences.
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  Capitalize proper nouns... Wewalked across the Golden Gate Bridge. Rule #4 …and the modifiers associated with them.
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  Capitalize a person’stitle when it precedes the name of the person.* Rule #5 *Exceptions Alert! An arrangement was made for Mayor Niven to visit the school.
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  Capitalize a person’stitle when it precedes the name of the person.* Rule #5 *Exceptions Alert! An arrangement was made for the President to visit the school. Upper case implies that President Obama is the one coming to visit!
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  Some relatives ofmine from the Midwest are visiting us this week. Rule #6 Capitalize the points of the compass when they refer to regions instead of directions.
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  Rule #6 Capitalize thepoints of the compass when they refer to regions instead of directions. Alabama is south of Tennessee and west of Georgia.
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  The Catcher inthe Rye was written by J.D. Salinger. Rule #7 Capitalize the first and last word in titles of books, magazines, newspapers, plays, poems, stories, events, and works of art.
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  The Catcher inthe Rye was written by J.D. Salinger. Rule #8 Capitalize the other words in titles too, except don’t capitalize prepositions, conjunctions, and articles.
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  The game tookplace in the fall, on a Thursday in October. Rule #9 *Exceptions Alert! Capitalize the days of the week, the months of the year, and holidays, but not the seasons.
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  We went toa movie first, and then we went to a Chinese restaurant. Rule #10 Capitalize words that are derived from proper nouns.
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  My father joinedthe Republican Party when he was my age. Rule #11 Capitalize the names of certain groups, like political parties, religious groups, nations, and ethnic origin groups.
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  “Hey, Mom, canI stay over at Becky’s house tonight?” Gail asked. Rule #12 Capitalize words that refer to family relations only when they are used either with a name or as part of a direct address to a person.
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  Rule #12 Capitalize wordsthat refer to family relations only when they are used either with a name or as part of a direct address to a person. I call my dad’s brother Uncle Billy.
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  The planet Mercuryis making its closest approach to earth tonight. Rule #13 Capitalize the names of planets, stars, comets, artificial satellites, but not (usually) the words sun, earth, or moon.
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  The Bible saysthat God created the Heavens and the earth. Rule #14 Capitalize the names of deities, sacred writings, religious places of reward and punishment, and usually the word devil when used in the Biblical sense.
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  The day theDevil comes to get you You know him by the way he smiles The day the Devil comes to get you He’s a rusty truck with only 20 miles Rule #15 Capitalize the first letter of the first word of lines of poetry or songs. From “The Day the Devil” by Laurie Anderson
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  Dear Bill, Blah, blah,blah, blah, blah. Sincerely yours, Tom Foster Rule #16 Capitalize the first letter of the first word of a letter’s salutation and closing.
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  I have totake biology and History II this year. Rule #17 Capitalize the names of school subjects when they refer to specific courses.
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  The Senior Councilwill meet at ten o’clock. Rule #18 Capitalize the words freshman, sophomore, junior and senior only when they are used as part of a proper noun, in a direct address or as a title with a name.
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  “Please take yourseats, Sophomores,” the principal said as he entered the auditorium. Rule #18 Capitalize the words freshman, sophomore, junior and senior only when they are used as part of a proper noun, in a direct address or as a title with a name.