capitalization

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Capitalization:

Capitalization Do I need a capital letter? Or should that letter remain lower case ? A a

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This presentation covers capitalizing the first letter of the first word of a sentence, the pronoun I , and proper nouns .

A capitalization item on an objective test might look like this . . .:

A capitalization item on an objective test might look like this . . .

Sample Item:

Sample Item Wanda wouldn’t offer her little brother a Christmas cookie because he ate all of her Halloween candy last october . Brother Cookie October No change is necessary. Wanda wouldn’t offer her little brother a A Christmas cookie because he ate all of her B Halloween candy last october . C Brother Cookie October No change is necessary. Wanda wouldn’t offer her little brother a A Christmas cookie because he ate all of her B Halloween candy last October . C Brother Cookie October No change is necessary. Is brother , cookie , or october a problem? October needs a capital letter, which option C provides.

Capitalize the first letter of the first word of a sentence.:

Capitalize the first letter of the first word of a sentence . the rotten pear sat in a puddle of goo on the kitchen counter. Dude, formal writing is not the same as texting your friend! T he rotten pear sat in a puddle of goo on the kitchen counter.

Capitalize the pronoun I.:

Capitalize the pronoun I . If that liar Darlene claims that she spent the night studying, i will say that i saw her kissing Thomas at the movies. If that liar Darlene claims that she spent the night studying, I will say that I saw her kissing Thomas at the movies. Don’t be lazy! Capitalize those I ’s. You deserve a capital letter!

Capitalize proper nouns.:

Capitalize proper nouns . On tuesday , september 18, elizabeth cooked her first pot of squid eyeball stew. On T uesday , S eptember 18, E lizabeth cooked her first pot of squid eyeball stew. Proper nouns include the days of the week , the months of the year , and names .

Other Proper Nouns:

Other Proper Nouns Titles before Names Specific Places Organizations Companies Product Names Religions Languages Nationalities Holidays Departments Historical Eras Regions of the Country Course Names Titles of Works

Titles Before Names:

Titles Before Names P rofessor Stone U ncle Jerry P resident Obama the nursing p rofessor my u ncle the p resident of our stamp collecting club Capitalize these ! But use lower case for these !

Specific Places:

Specific Places T ito’s T aco P alace N ew Y ork C ity G atorland the t aco s tand outside a c ity a t heme p ark Capitalize these ! But use lower case for these !

Holidays:

Holidays T hanksgiving H alloween F ourth of J uly f amily d inner c ostume p arty f ireworks s how Capitalize these ! But use lower case for these !

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the end. T he end. T he E nd. Better .