Captilzation Rules Coles

Rule 1: Capitalize the first word of a sentence, personal titles, and names of people.
Ask Ms. King if she and Mr. Valdez will sponsor our book club. did you see mrs. watts and gloria at the school play?
Did you see Mrs. Watts and Gloria at the school play?

Rule 2: Capitalize days of the week and months of the year.
He said that school starts on the first Monday in September. my birthday is on the third thursday of march this year.
My birthday is on the third Thursday of March of this year.

Rule 3: Capitalize cities, states, countries, and specific geographic features.
When you were recently in Nevada, did you visit Lake Tahoe? when in france, we saw paris from atop the eiffel tower.
When in France, we saw Paris from atop the Eiffel tower.

Rule 4: Capitalize names of clubs, schools, companies, and other organizations.
The Voices of Harmony will perform at Music Hall next week. lennox corp. operates the hyde park drama club in boston.
Lennox Corp. Operates the Hyde park drama club in Boston.

Rule 5: Capitalize historic periods, holidays, and events.
The Fourth of July celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence. henri asked of memorial day is an american holiday.
Henri asked if Memorial Day is an American holiday.

Rule 6: Capitalize streets, buildings, and other specific structures.
Jemel lives at Bay Shores near Golden Gate Bridge. dubois tower is on fountain square at fifth and walnut.
Dubois tower is on Fountain Square at Fifth and Walnut.

Rule 7: Capitalize an official title when it precedes a name and elsewhere if it is a title of high distinction.
In what year did Juan Carlos become King of Spain?
Masami Chou, our class president, made the scholastic awards. did the president speak to the nation from the rose garden?
Did the President speak to the Nation from the rose garden? mr. chaves, our company president, wrote two novels.
Mr. Chaves, our company President, wrote two novels.

Rule 8: Capitalize intials; also, letters in abbreviations if the letters would be capitalized when the words are spelled out. does dr. r. j. anderson have an ed. d. or a ph.d.?
Does Dr. R. J. Anderson have an Ed. D. or a Ph.D.?
She said the UPS stands for United Parcel Service. she said the ups stands for united parcel service. we have a letter from ms. anna m. bucks of washington, d.c.
We have a letter from Ms. Anna M. Bucks of Washington, D.C.
m.d. means doctor of medicine, not medical doctor.
M.D. means Doctor of Medicine, not Medical Doctor.