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roper nouns
- All proper nouns should be capitalized.
- Proper nouns are names for people,
places, or
things.
People: George Washington
(don't capitalize the word president, but do capitalize
the name of a president), Ricky Martin (don't capitalize the
word singer, but do capitalize the name of a singer),
Tom Cruise (don't capitalize the word actor, but do
capitalize the name of an actor).
Places: Disneyland (don't capitalize the words amusement
park, but do capitalize the name of an amusement park),
White House (don't capitalize the words president's house,
but do capitalize the name of the house), Virginia (don't
capitalize the word state, but do capitalize the name
of a state), Chicago (don't capitalize the word city,
but do capitalize the name of a city).
Things: Pepsi Cola (don't capitalize the words soda pop,
but do capitalize the name of a brand of soda pop); Nike (don't
capitalize the word shoe, but do capitalize the brand
name of a shoe); Bulls (don't capitalize the words basketball
team, but do capitalize the name of a basketball team).
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ll names and titles of family
members.
- Names of family relations: Mom (don't
capitalize his mom, but capitalize Mom when it is used
as a name); Dad (don't capitalize her dad, but capitalize
Dad when it is used as a name).
- Titles of family relations: Uncle Joe
(don't capitalize my uncle, but capitalize Uncle when
it is used with a name); Aunt Emma (don't capitalize aunt,
but capitalize Aunt when it is used with a name).
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apitalize important words in titles
of books, stories, or songs.
- The important words are the words that
carry the meaning. The words that are not important are usually
small words that don't carry meaning (e.g., the words the,
a, and, with).
- Only capitalize important words or
words that start the title:
- When I Was Young in the Mountains.
- Gone with the Wind.
- Songs to Grow on for Mother and
Child.
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titles for people capitalized.
- Capitalize titles before and after
a person's name.
- These titles might stand for their
gender (Mr., Mrs.), their jobs (Dr.), their academic titles
(M.Ed. for Master's of Education), or others (Jr.).
- Examples are: Ms. Smith, Dr. Jones,
Harry Connick, Jr., John Evans, Ph.D. (for Doctor of Philosophy).
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ays and months.
- Capitalize days of the week (Tuesday,
Friday).
- Capitalize months of the year (May,
August).
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