Capitalization Rules & Practice Items

#13: Capitalize days of the week, months, and holidays BUT not seasons.

The sacred muslim city of mecca is in saudia Arabia.

#14: Capitalize course titles, NOT school subjects

Note: Capitalize family relationships ONLY when they are used as part of a person’s title.

#5: Capitalize the full name of SPECIFIC buildings, monuments, bridges, and tunnels.

#4: Capitalize the full name of SPECIFIC geographic places.

i'm going on a middle eastern tour this summer.

#2: Always capitalize the pronoun "I." Which is INCORRECT?

According to the federal aviation administration, united states airlines are the safest.

#3: Capitalize the names of people and their titles.

#12: Proper adjectives (religions, nationalities, time periods, etc.) e.g. French fries.

Which is correct?

#7: Capitalize the names of schools, colleges, and universities.

#10: Capitalize the names of historical documents

who is the new secretary of state?

Rule #1: Capitalize the first word of each sentence and the first word of quotes.

#8a: ONLY capitalize directions (N, E, S, W) if they refer to specific regions or place names.

I ate Canadian bacon for breakfast.

#8a: Practice. Which is correct?

Is mom still teaching art appreciation at swen parson gallery?

was carrie fisher in the return of the jedi?

second-place winners will receive a nikon camera.

#11: Capitalize nationalities, religions, and languages.

The valentine's day dance is always the highlight of the winter.

the baptist leader heard the ruling of the supreme court.

have you read the poem "with eyes at the back of the head?"

More practice: Which is correct?

the king ranch in texas is as large as rhode island.

#8b: Capitalize political divisions (continents, regions, states, countries, etc)

I spoke to the mayor at the awards banquet.

our program will feature irish and scottish folk songs.

my uncle ron was stationed in the south pacific.

#6: Capitalize the names of roads and the type e.g. Gala Circle

studying latin, history, chemistry, and government II

Our english literature book includes hopi poems and cheyenne legends.

emily dickinson and robert frost are both new england poets.

the roman god of war was mars.

Note: Only capitalize THE at the start of a sentence OR if it starts a title.

#9: Titles - capitalize the first word, last word, and any words that convey meaning.

Both the christian holiday of christmas and the jewish holiday of chanukah are in December.