Capital letters

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Using Capital Letters

1- Capitalize the first word in every sentence. My sister has soccer practice after school. Then she has to

do her homework.

The 1st word of a directly quoted sentence should begin with a capital letter, whether or not the quotation comes at the beginning of your sentence. Reiko asked, “Have you finished your report?”

The first word in every line of a poem usually begins with a capital letter He’s white

As spilled milk,

My cat who sleeps

With his belly….

Using Capital Letters 1b -Capitalize the first word in both the

salutation and the closing of a letter. Salutation/Greeting:

Dear Service Manager: Dear Adam, My dear Brenda,

Closing: Sincerely, Yours truly,

Using Capital Letters

2- Capitalize the pronoun I When I returned home, I walked the dog.

3- Capitalize proper nouns Hewes Middle School school place United States of America country place/thing Red Sox team thing Statue of Liberty monument thing Aunt Birtha aunt person Toni Morrison writer person

(see Holt Handbook p. 241-251)

Honors Core- Stop Here.

Using Capital Letters Do NOT capitalize the names of school subjects,

EXCEPT course names followed by a numeral and the names of language classes social studies, science, health, art Woodworking II, Consumer Education 101, Spanish, English

4- Capitalize proper adjectives Mexico Mexican carvings Judaism Judaic laws Mars Martian landscape China Chinese food

Using Capital Letters

5- Capitalize titles of people’s names

When a title comes before a person’s name: Judge O’Connor Principal Walsh Mrs. Santos Senator Topping

When a title is used alone or following a person’s name, do NOT capitalize it: Judy Klein, our club president, led the meeting. The secretary gave a speech to Congress.

Using Capital Letters

Titles showing a family relationship: Uncle Bob Nana Bea

When the title takes the place of the person’s name: Can the cast come off today, Doctor? Good morning, Ma’am! Either Mom or Dad will drive us to school.

Capitalization Rules

6- Capitalize most abbreviations See Holt Handbook p. 250-251

7- Capitalization Tips