Capitalization Rules: There are many different capitalization rules to follow.
1. The first word of a sentence
Yesterday, my cat completely ignored me.
2. The pronoun "I"
My teacher told me that I should take an advanced class next year.
3. Proper nouns - the names of specific people, places, groups, and sometimes things)
For Christmas, Aunt Velma will sew a new robe for Mother. George is my favorite uncle.
5. The names of God, specific deities, or religious figures, and holy books (but not the non-specific use of the word "god")
examples: We are remodeling the office of Mayor Wilhelm. There is a news article about Susan Krause, mayor of Johnsonville, on the front page of today's paper.
7. Directions that are names (North, South, East, and West when used as sections of the country, but not as compass directions)
My new neighbors are from the Pacific Northwest. One of them teaches at the elementary school that is located one mile east of Decatur.
8. The days of the week, the months of the year, and holidays (but not the seasons used generally)
Sarah told me, "I'm very tired of eating pizza."
11. The major words in the titles of books, articles, and songs
(but not short prepositions or the articles "the," "a," or "an," if they are not the first word of the title)
I remember reading The Wind in the Willows one summer.
12. Members of national, political, racial, social, civic, and athletic groups
Yesterday, my cat completely ignored me.
2. The pronoun "I"
My teacher told me that I should take an advanced class next year.
3. Proper nouns - the names of specific people, places, groups, and sometimes things)
- Campfire USA
- Brackets Incorporated
- Benjamin Franklin
- Death Valley National Park
- Mississippi River
- Joes' Diner
For Christmas, Aunt Velma will sew a new robe for Mother. George is my favorite uncle.
5. The names of God, specific deities, or religious figures, and holy books (but not the non-specific use of the word "god")
- God the Father
- Moses
- the Virgin Mary
- Shiva
- the Bible
- Buddha
examples: We are remodeling the office of Mayor Wilhelm. There is a news article about Susan Krause, mayor of Johnsonville, on the front page of today's paper.
7. Directions that are names (North, South, East, and West when used as sections of the country, but not as compass directions)
My new neighbors are from the Pacific Northwest. One of them teaches at the elementary school that is located one mile east of Decatur.
8. The days of the week, the months of the year, and holidays (but not the seasons used generally)
- April
- Wednesday
- summer
- Memorial Day
- Thanksgiving
- June
- Austria
- Brazil
- Croatian
- Italian
Sarah told me, "I'm very tired of eating pizza."
11. The major words in the titles of books, articles, and songs
(but not short prepositions or the articles "the," "a," or "an," if they are not the first word of the title)
I remember reading The Wind in the Willows one summer.
12. Members of national, political, racial, social, civic, and athletic groups
- San Antonio Spurs
- Green Party of the United States
- Libertarians
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
- National Kennel Club
- Atlanta Braves
- The Roaring Twenties
- The Renaissance
- The Crimean War
- eighteenth century
- Marble Slab Creamery
- Firefox
- Burger King
- Wikipedia
- CNN
- SOS
- HTML
- VCR