2.1.- Capitalisation


 

Capitalisation

 

1.- The first sentence word, for example:

'When he tells a joke, he sometimes forgets the punch line.'


2.- The pronoun I, for example: 'The last time I visited Atlanta was several years ago.'


3.- Family relationships when used as proper names, for example:

I sent a thank-you note to Aunt Abigail but not to my other aunts.

Here is a present I bought for Mother.

Did you buy a present for your mother?


4.- Proper nouns (the names of specific people, places, organizations, and sometimes things)

Worrill Fabrication Company

Golden Gate Bridge

Supreme Court

Livingston, Missouri

Mothers Against Drunk Driving


5.- The names of God, specific deities, religious figures, and holy books.

God the Father

the Virgin Mary

the Bible

the Greek gods

Moses

Shiva

Buddha

Zeus

Exception: The word 'god' in general terms is not capitalised, for example, 'The word "polytheistic" means the worship of more than one god.'


6.- Directions that are names (North, South, East, and West when are used as sections of the country but not as compass directions), for example:

'The Patels have moved to the Southwest.'

'Jim's house is two miles north of Brighton.'


7.- Titles preceding names, but not titles that follow names, for example:

'She worked as the assistant to Doctor House.'

'I was able to interview Michaela Quinn, the doctor of Colorado Spring.'


8.- The days of the week, the months of the year, and holidays (but not generally the seasons of the year)

Halloween

October

Friday

winter

spring

fall

Exception: Seasons are capitalized when used in a title, e.g., The Fall 1999 semester

 

9.- The names of countries, nationalities, and languages:

Costa Rica

Spanish

French

English

 

10.- The first word in a sentence that is a direct quote, for example, Emerson once said, 'A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.'

 

11.- The major words in titles of books, articles, and songs (but not short prepositions or the articles 'the,' 'a,' or 'an'  when they are not the first word of the title), for example,  'One of Jerry's favorite books is The Catcher in the Rye.'


12.- Members of national, political, racial, social, civic, and athletic groups:

Green Bay Packers

African-Americans

Democrats

Friends of the Wilderness

Chinese


13.- Periods and events but not century numbers:

Victorian Era

Great Depression

Constitutional Convention

sixteenth century

 

14.- Trademarks:

Pepsi

Honda

IBM

Microsoft Word

 

15.- Words and abbreviations of specific names, except for the thing names that come from specific things which are now general types:

NBC

UN

Freudian

pasteurize

french fries

italics


Collaborative Online Exercise about Capitalisation

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/nouns_articles/capitalization.htm


Individual Online Exercise about Capitalisation

https://www.liveworksheets.com/es/w/en/languge-arts/320116

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