CAPITALIZATION TIP SHEET 1. Capitalize the first word of the sentence. 2. Capitalize proper nouns and proper adjectives Names of people Margaret Truman
Donald Trump
Names of places Lake Jessup
Winter Park
Martin Luther King, Jr. Timbercreek High School
Names of organizations March of Dimes Phi Theta Kappa 3. Capitalize the days of the week, months of the year, and holidays. Do not capitalize the names of the seasons. The last Thursday in November is Thanksgiving. I love the fall. 4. Capitalize the names of all languages, nationalities, races, religions, deities, and sacred terms. My Spanish instructor also speaks French and English fluently. The Koran is the sacred book of Islam. 5. Capitalize the first word of a direct quotation. George told me, “You are a good friend.” but “You are,” George told me, “a good friend.” 6. Capitalize the words north, south, east, and west when they are used as
places rather than as directions. John comes from the South. but John told me to drive south on the expressway 7. Capitalize people’s titles when it is used as part of their name or in place of
their name. Judge Judy Sheindlin is on television every afternoon. but The judge is on television every day. Grandma Sue lives in Fort Lauderdale but My grandmother lives in Fort Lauderdale.