Simple Rules in Capitalization part 1

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  1. Capitalize the first letter of the first word in a sentence
    Ex. We walked along the path to the lake.

  2. Capitalize the pronoun I.
    Ex. Should I call you later?

  3. Capitalize the first letter of the first word, the last word, and all important words in any title. Do not capitalize a, an, the, and, but, or, nor, or prepositions of four of fewer letters un less they are the first or last word of a title.
    Ex. The Little Prince

  4. Capitalize the first letter of the first word in most poetry.
    Ex.
    Roses are red,
    Violets are blue

  5. Capitalize people's names and their initial(s)
    Ex. George W. Bush

  6. Capitalize days, months, holidays, and special days.
    Ex.
    July
    Christmas Eve

  7. Capitalize Mother, Dad and other titles if you can insert the person's name
    Ex. Has Dad gone to the store?

  8. Capitalize names of organizations.
    Ex. Boy Scouts of the Philippines

  9. Capitalize the names of institutions.
    Ex. Boston College

  10. Capitalize business names.
    Ex. Philippine Airlines

Note: From printed Xerox of English Teacher.

Part 2 will include 10-more capitalization rules.

Hope this helped you understand the correct capitalization rules even for a little.
Thank you for reading and good luck on your grammar, even though my grammar is already bad.

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