Capitalization Rules

1. Capitalize the first word of a sentence, personal titles, and names of people.

 Mrs. Morris left her coat here.

2. Capitalize days of the week and months of the year.

 Did you ask if the OEA contest is to be on Friday?

3. Capitalize cities, states, countries, and specific geographic features.

 When you were in Nevada, did you visit Hoover Dam?

4. Capitalize names of clubs, schools, organizations, and companies.

 The Beau Monde Singers will perform at Music Hall.

5. Capitalize the names of historic periods and events and special events.

 The Fourth of July honors the American Revolution.

6. Capitalize streets, roads, avenues, buildings, and other specific structures.

 Jemel lives at Bay Towers near Golden Gate Bridge.

7. Capitalize an official title when it precedes a name and elsewhere if it is a title of high distinction.

 Andrew Jones, our class president, made the awards. 8. Capitalize initials; also capitalize letters in abbreviations if the letters would be capitalized when the words are spelled out.

 He said that UPS stands for United Parcel Service.