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Capitalizing sentences, quotations, and letter parts
RULE #1
Capitalize the first word of a sentence
Pioneers pushed the American frontier westward.
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Capitalize the first word of a direct quotation that is a complete sentence.
RULE #2
Tyrone said, The pioneers acted very bravely.
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RULE #3
When a quoted sentence is interrupted by explanatory words, such as she said, do not begin the second part of the sentence with a capital letter.
They left their homes, said Lee, so they could improve their lives.
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RULE #3 continued
When the second part of a quotation is a new sentence, put a period after the interrupting expression, and begin the second part of the quotation with a capital letter.
Many pioneers went west for the rich farmland, said Maria. They also wanted to build new homes.
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RULE #4
Do not capitalize an indirect quotation. An indirect quotation does not repeat a persons exact words and does not appear in quotation marks. It is often introduced by the word that.
Tanya read that many pioneers traveled in Conestoga wagons.
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RULE #5
Capitalize the first word in the salutation and closing of a letter. Capitalize the title and name of the person addressed.
Dear Mrs. Johnson,
Dear friend,
Yours truly, Sincerely,
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Assignment #1 Worksheet Lesson #68 Study the review notes and follow the directions.
Capitalize the names of people and the initials that stand for their names. Meriwether Lewis
Capitalizing peoples names and titles Rule #1
Susan B. Anthony
J. F. Cooper
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Capitalize a title or an abbreviation of a title when it comes before a persons name or when it is used instead of a name. General Lee Sen. John Glenn Mrs. Adams Did Lieutenant Clark say, Yes, Captain, Ill go with you?
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Rule #2
Do not capitalize a title that follows a persons name or is used as a common noun. Clark himself was later promoted to captain.
Rule #2 continued
Thomas Jefferson, then president, planned the expedition.
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Capitalize the names and abbreviations of academic degrees that follow a persons name. Capitalize Jr. and Sr. M. Katayama, M.D. Jan Rangel, Ph.D. Robert Ayers Jr.
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Rule #3
Capitalize words that show family relationships when used as titles or as substitutes for a persons name.
Rule #4
In 1960 Father retraced the steps of Lewis and Clark.
He was accompanied by Uncle Bill
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Rule #4 continued
Do not capitalize words that show family relationships when they follow a possessive noun or pronoun.
Sharons aunt Janet wrote an article about the trip.
Possessive Noun
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Rule #5
Always capitalize the pronoun I.
Social studies is the subject I like.
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Assignment #2
Writers Choice text p. 541exercise 2 in journals. Check and record tomorrow.
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Assignment #3 Classwork: Worksheet Lesson 69 TLW use rules of capitalization for names and titles.
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Capitalizing place names rule #1 Capitalize the names of cities, counties, states countries, and continents.
Houston Iowa Orange County Japan
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Capitalizing place names rule #2 Capitalize the names of bodies of water and geographical features.
Mediterranean Sea Gulf of Mexico Niagara Falls Atlantic Ocean
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Capitalizing place names rule #3 Capitalize the names of sections of the country.
Midwest New England
the Far West
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Capitalizing place names rule #4 Capitalize compass points when they refer to a specific section of the country.
the West Coast the North
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the Southeast
Capitalizing place names rule #4 continued
Do not capitalize compass points when they indicate direction.
Los Angeles is south of San Francisco.
Do not capitalize adjectives derived from words indicating direction. easterly wind western Texas
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Capitalizing place names rule #5 continued
Capitalize the names of streets and highways.
Monroe Street Route 66 Mercury Boulevard Candy Avenue
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Capitalizing place names rule #6 continued
Capitalize the names of buildings, bridges, and monuments.
Chrysler Building Brooklyn Bridge Washington Monument
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Capitalizing place names rule #7 continued
Capitalize the names of celestial bodies.
Pluto North Star the Milky Way
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ASSIGNMENT #4
Classwork: TLW identify
and use the rules to capitalization for place names
Textbook p. 543 exercise 4 in journals.
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TLW FOLLOW THE RULES OF CAPITALIZATION FOR NAMES OF PLACES.
Day 5 assignment
CLASSWORK: Lesson 70 p. 241-244
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Capitalizing other proper nouns and adjectives Rule #1
Capitalize the names of clubs, organizations, businesses, institutions, and political parties.
Data Corporation
Boy Scouts
Republican party
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Rule #2
Capitalize brand names but not the nouns following them.
Cruncho peanut butter
Spiffy cleaning fluid
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Rule #3
Capitalize the names of important historical events, periods of time, and documents
Battle of Yorktown
Bronze Age
Bill of Rights
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Rule #4
Capitalize names of days of the week, months of the year, and holidays. Do not capitalize names of the seasons.
Thursday
April
Memorial Day
summer
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Rule #5
Capitalize the first word, the last word, and all important words in the title of a book, play, short story, poem, essay, article, film television series, song, magazine, newspaper, and chapter of a book.
A Wrinkle in Time The Raven Washington Post
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Rule #6
Capitalize the names of ethnic groups, nationalities, and languages.
Asian German Spanish
English
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Rule #7
Capitalize proper adjectives that are formed from the names of ethnic groups and nationalities.
Asian languages
Italian food
English authors
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Assignment #6
TLW FOLLOW RULES OF CAPITALIZATION FOR NOUNS AND PROPER ADJECTIVES
Writers Choice text p. 545exercise 6 in journals. Check and record tomorrow.
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