Common Capitalization Errors



Common Capitalization Errors

|Capitalize |Do NOT Capitalize |

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|Titles when they are part of a name: |Titles when they are not part of a name: |

|President Carter |The senator’s new office |

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|Family-relationship words used as names: |Family-relationship words not used as names (preceded by the word MY): I |

|I saw Mom and Uncle Tony at the play |saw my mom and my uncle |

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|Names of specific school courses: |Names of school subjects: |

|Algebra 2, World Problems I |I studied algebra and history last night |

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|Names of days and months: |Names of seasons: |

|Monday, March |Spring, summer |

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|Names of specific geographic regions: |Names of compass directions: |

|Problems in the Middle East |We drove west all night |

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|First, last, and all important words in titles: |Prepositions of four or fewer letters in titles: |

|“The Day the Ship Went Down” |“A Climb over the Fence” |

Common Capitalization Errors

|Capitalize |Do NOT Capitalize |

| | |

|Titles when they are part of a name: |Titles when they are not part of a name: |

|President Carter |The senator’s new office |

| | |

|Family-relationship words used as names: |Family-relationship words not used as names (preceded by the word MY): I |

|I saw Mom and Uncle Tony at the play |saw my mom and my uncle |

| | |

|Names of specific school courses: |Names of school subjects: |

|Algebra 2, World Problems I |I studied algebra and history last night |

| | |

|Names of days and months: |Names of seasons: |

|Monday, March |Spring, summer |

| | |

|Names of specific geographic regions: |Names of compass directions: |

|Problems in the Middle East |We drove west all night |

| | |

|First, last, and all important words in titles: |Prepositions of four or fewer letters in titles: |

|“The Day the Ship Went Down” |“A Climb over the Fence” |

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