When and Why to CAPITALIZE a Word

When and Why to CAPITALIZE a word.

 To capitalize means to begin a word with a capital letter.

 You should always capitalize: 

• The first word in a sentence.

• The Pronoun “I”

• Proper nouns (Jessica, Astral Drive Elementary School, Halifax)

• Proper adjectives (French, Canadian, Californian)

• Titles that show rank or position of people when used with their names (Captain Bryce, Dr. Bailey)

• Family members when they stand alone in a sentence without a possessive pronoun, or when they are followed by a person’s name. (I told Uncle George to meet Grandpa at the market)

• Days of the week and months of the year

• The first last and all the main words in a title of a book, movie, song, play, magazine, newspaper or TV show.

• School Subjects

• Holidays

Other links to Internet sites about Capitalization

English Plus "Rules Of Capitalization"  http://englishplus.com/grammar/captcont.htm

Fact Monster "Capitalization" Page   http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0771333.html

 http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/capitals.htm

 http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/7583/redcaps.html

 http://dsc.dixie.edu/reber/Punctuation%20and%20Usage/Rules%20and%20Guides/Capitalization.htm

Dictionary.com "Capitalization" Page   http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/c/capitalization.html

A Capitalization Game    http://www.quia.com/mc/3522.html

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