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1、CAPITALIZETHIS!...aguidetothepropercareandfeedingofcapitallettersCapitalizethefirstwordofeverysentence—unlessthatsentenceisinparenthesesincorporatedwithinanothersentence.CapitalizethepersonalpronounI.Glacialtillordebris(somegeologistscallthismaterial“garbag
2、e”)isoftendepositedinformationscalledmorains.Capitalizethenamesoffamilyrelationswhentheyareusedassubstitutesfornames:IwenttovisitmyUncleTedandAuntMargaret.but....Iwentwithmymomanddadtovisitmyauntanduncle.GrandmaandGrandpalivewithDadandMomnow.Noticetheroleof
3、themodifyingpronounhere.Intitles,capitalizethefirst,last,andallimportantwords.Usually,wedon’tcapitalizearticles,prepositions,andcoordinatingconjunctions.IntheLakeoftheWoodsWarandPeaceIKnowThisMuchIsTrueCapitalizenamesofspecificpersons,places,andgeographical
4、locations.Don’tcapitalizedirections.MybrotherCharlie,whousedtoliveintheMiddleEastandwritebooksabouttheOldWest,nowlivesinHartford,Connecticut.andpropernouns....Theymovedupnorth,tothesouthernshoreofLakeErie.butCapitalizenamesofdaysoftheweek,months,andholidays
5、.Don’tcapitalizethenamesofseasons.ValentinesDay,whichisalwaysonFebruary14,fallsonTuesdaythisyear.moreonpropernouns....Nextfall,beforethewinterstormsbegin,we’reheadingsouth.butCapitalizethenamesofhistoricalevents.Capitalizethenamesofreligionsandreligiousterm
6、s.TheBattleoftheBulgewasanimportanteventinWorldWarII.stillmoreonpropernouns....God,Christ,Allah,Buddha,Christianity,Christians,Judaism,Jews,Islam,MuslimsandTheReformationtookplaceinthesixteenthcentury.Capitalizethenamesofnations,nationalities,languages,andw
7、ordsbasedonsuchwords.Weusuallydon’tcapitalize“white”and“black.”Somalia,Swedish,Englishmuffin,Irishstew,Japanesemaple,Jew’sharp,Frenchhornstillmoreonpropernouns....Thereareveryfewblacksinthispredominantlywhitecommunity.butCapitalizethenamesofacademiccoursesw
8、henthey’reusedastitles.Brandnames....HetookCarpentry101,buthedidmuchbetterinhiseconomicsandEnglishliteraturecourses.evenmoreonpropernouns....Ford,Kleenex,Levi’s(notjeans),xeroxonaXeroxcopier,Advil(buta