ppt - capitalization
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June 28 (Tue) 2 QUIZZES on the topics
covered so far Bring Yellow Pad and a
dictionary
Seat Plan with Picturesmust be finalized (no pic,no quiz)
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RULES ONCAPITALIZATION
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He said, treat her as you would your owndaughter.Incorrect.He said, "Treat her as you would your owndaughter.
"Look out!" she screamed. you almost ran intomy child."Incorrect."Look out!" she screamed. "You almost ran intomy child."
Rule 1.
Capitalize the first word of a quoted sentence.
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Golden Gate Bridge
Correct.
Junior (a college student)
Incorrect.junior
Rule 2.Capitalize a proper noun.
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chairperson PetrovIncorrect.Chairperson Petrov
Ms. Petrov, the Chairperson of the company,will address us at noon.Incorrect.Ms. Petrov, the chairperson of the company,will address us at noon.
Rule 3.Capitalize a person's title when it precedes thename. Do not capitalize when the title is
acting as a description following the name.
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Sincerely,
Ms. Haines, chairpersonIncorrect.Sincerely,
Ms. Haines, Chairperson
Rule 4.
Capitalize the person's title when itfollows the name on the address orsignature line.
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The president will address Congress.
Correct.
AllSenators are expected to attend.Incorrect.
All senators are expected to attend.
The governors, lieutenant governors,
and attorneys general called for aspecial task force.Correct.
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Governor Fortinbrass, LieutenantG
overnor Poppins, AttorneyG
eneralDalloway, andSenators James andTwain will attend.Correct.
Rule 5.Capitalize the titles of high-ranking
government officials when used beforetheir names. Do not capitalize the civiltitle if it is used instead of the name.
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Will you take my temperature,
doctor?Incorrect.
Will you take my temperature,Doctor?
Rule 6.Capitalize any title when used as adirect address.
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We have three relatives
visiting from the South.Correct.
Go south three blocks andthen turn left.
Correct.
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We live in the southeast section of town.
Correct.
Explanation:
Southeast is just an adjective here
describing section, so it should not becapitalized.
Rule 7.Capitalize points of the compass onlywhen they refer to specific regions.
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The Day Of The Jackal
Incorrect.The Day of the Jackal
What Color Is Your Parachute?Correct.
A Tale of Two CitiesCorrect.
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Rule 8.A
lways capitalize the first and last wordsof titles of publications regardless oftheir parts of speech. Capitalize otherwords within titles, including the short
verb forms Is, Are, and Be.
Exception:
Do not capitalize little words within titlessuch as a, an, the, but, as, if, and, or,nor, or prepositions, regardless of theirlength.
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The state has evidence to the contrary.Correct.
That is a Federal offense.Incorrect.That is a federal offense.
The state board of equalization collects sales taxes.Incorrect.The State Board of Equalization collects sales taxes.
We will visit three States during our summervacation.Incorrect.We will visit three states during our summervacation.
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been subjectto much scrutiny and criticism lately.
Correct.
Her business must comply with all County, State, andFederal laws.Incorrect.Her business must comply with all county, state, andfederal laws.
Rule 9.
Capitalize federalor state when used as part of anofficial agency name or in government documentswhere these terms represent an official name. If theyare being used as general terms, you may uselowercase letters.
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The Bureau of Land Management
(Bureau) has some jurisdiction overIndian lands. The Bureau is finding itsadministrative role to be challenging.Correct.
Rule 10.You may capitalize words such
as department, bureau, and office if youhave prepared your text in the aboveexamples.
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I love Autumn colors and spring
flowers.Incorrect.I love autumn colors and spring
flowers.
Rule 11.Do not capitalize names ofseasons.
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Dear Ms. Mohamed:
Correct.
My Dear Mr. Sanchez:
Incorrect.My dear Mr. Sanchez:
Rule 12.Capitalize the first word of a
salutation and the first word of a
complimentary close.
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I must take English and Math.
Incorrect.English is capitalized because itcomes from the proper noun
England, but math does not comefrom Mathland.
Rule 13.Capitalize words derived from
proper nouns.
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John loves to study English and
history.Correct.
I must take history 2 and algebra 2.Incorrect.I must take History 2 and Algebra 2.
Rule 14.Capitalize the names of specificcourse titles.
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These are my favorite foods:
Chocolate cake, spaghetti, andartichokes.Incorrect.These are my favorite foods: chocolatecake, spaghetti, and artichokes.
Rule 15.
After a sentence ending with a colon,do not capitalize the first word if itbegins a list.