Capitalize
correctly. |
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Details |
Incorrect Examples |
Correct Examples |
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a) Capitalize the names of specific |
people, |
mr. brown dr. Lee |
Mr. Brown Dr. Lee |
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places, |
hong kong |
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and things; |
the french language The empire state building the great ship titanic hatchet by Gary Paulsen |
the French language The the great ship Titanic Hatchet by Gary Paulsen |
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b) Don’t capitalize general |
people, |
a Plumber |
a plumber |
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places, |
Soccer and Football Math and Science |
soccer and football math and science |
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or things |
a Hockey Arena |
a hockey arena |
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c) Capitalize the first letter of each sentence. This includes a sentence in quotation marks. |
He said, “would you like to have some?” |
He said, “Would you like to have some?” |
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d) In the he said or she said after a quote, use lower case (small letters). |
“Hey stop!” She yelled. |
“Hey stop!” she yelled. |
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e) Capitalize the word “I” and its contractions I’ll, I’m, and I’ve. |
i’m sure i did it but i’ll check again. |
I’m sure I did it but I’ll check again. |
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f) Capitalize acronyms, such as |
It was
ok that the fbi investigated people in the |
It was
OK that the FBI investigated people in the |
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g) Capitalize pronouns that refer to deities. |
Diana was the Greek goddess of virgins. Hunters also worshipped her. |
Diana was the Greek goddess of virgins. Hunters also worshipped Her. |
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