CAPITALIZE . . . EXAMPLES
the first word in a sentence He lives in a house. Is that it?
first word of a quotation. He said, “Okay.”
the pronoun “I” Whom do I ask?
titles of books, plays, etc. By the Great Horn Spoon
names of specific people May Vang Jacqueline Jones
words used as names Uncle Armpit Spiderman
titles of respect Mrs. Collum Rev. King
names meaning God God, He, His, the Almighty
names of streets Olive Street, Ashlan Avenue
buildings Eiffel Tower, Houses of Parliment
countries or states Brazil, Mexico, Colorado, Ohio
regions of a country West Coast, the Valley
geographic features Rocky Mountains, Loon Lake
abbreviations US FBI FUSD CIA
days of the week Monday Tuesday Thursday
months of the year January February June
holidays Christmas, Easter, Labor Day
historic events Revolutionary War, Crusades
historic documents Treaty of Ghent Magna Carta
historic times Great Depression, Middle Ages
names of religions Christian, Muslim, Taoist
names of ethnic groups Hmong, Hispanic, Russian
names of nationalities American, Chinese, French
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Capitalize the first word, last word, and all words with four or more letters.
In other words, you may not need to capitalize this kind of word if it is in
the middle of a title: at, the, a, to, in, of, if, by, on, and, or, an, for.