Capitalization

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Capitalization
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1. The first word in a sentence.My house
is beautiful
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2.The word IMy friend and I took the
CPT yesterday.
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3.Names of peopleHillary Clinton,Andy
WilliamsJennifer Lopez
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4. Titles preceding names of
peopleDoctor GayPresident BushQueen
ElizabethMr. DuffisMrs. Rodriguez
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5.Geographic names(any name you can
find on a map or that is recognized as a distinct
place or region)South AmericaAustraliaLake
Superiorthe United States (the in a geographic
name is not capitalized)
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6.Street namesPines BoulevardLudlam
RoadMiramar ParkwaySheridan StreetPalm Avenue
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7.Names of organizations companies
Allstate Insurance CO colleges Florida
Memorial Collegebuildings Empire State
Building stores Macys, Searshotels Hilton
Hotel
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8. Nationalities and ethnic
groupsHaitianAmericansCanadian
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9.LanguagesEnglishSpanishFrenchRussia
n
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10.Months of the yearJanuaryMarchAugu
st
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11. Days of the week(not
seasons)WednesdaySundayMonday
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12.Holidays ChristmasThanksgiving Easter
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13.Important Words in a titleThe Sound of
Music (capitalize the when it is the first
word of a title)Love Story
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14.The official name of a specific
course or specific schoolMath 101American
HistoryEnglish Composition 1How difficult was
your art classes in high school?
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16.family relationships used as namesI
asked Mother if I could buy bread.but My mother
told me to buy bread.
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17.the first word after a colon if what
follows is a full sentenceHere is a command I
can respect Love your neighbor as yourself.
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18.names of commercial products Colgate
toothpasteCampbell soupGillette shaving cream
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19.historical eras and eventsI wish I
had lived during the Medieval Period.
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20. titles of books, magazines, essays,
poems, stories, plays, articles, films,
television shows, songs, cartoonsTime Magazine,
King Lear (play)the TitanicDesperate
Housewives
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21.Abbreviations of familiar
organizations, corporations, people, countries,
timeATT, FBI, NAACP,JFK, MADD, USA
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22.the opening and the first word of the
closing of a letterDear Madame,Sincerely,Best
regards,
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Which word(s) should be capitalized?

• Several of my friends work at taco bell.
• Thousand of people visit yellowstone national
  park and mount rushmore each year.
• I attend night school on tuesday and thursday.
• First I have to stop at wallgreen and then at
  five star cleaners, which is right next door.
• I hate it when dads friends call him shorty.
• Our family doctor is Ruth woolley.
• I love chinese, vietnamese and italian food.

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• The modern age is characterized by many good
  novels.
• The abbreviation for the Soviet Union wasUSSR
• Two of my favorite television shows are wheel of
  fortune and dancing with the stars
• One day a woman will be president of The United
  States.

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The End!