Grammar 101: Basic Rules of Capitalization - Part I

Posted by accountingweb on Oct 30 2000 715 printer friendly

Below are some basic rules to capitalization.

The first word in every sentence.

The first word in a direct quotation.

Every line in a poem.

Each item displayed in a list or outline:

1. Quality Control.
2. Marketing.
3. Accounting; and so on.

Proper Nouns:

Names of people, corporations, organizations, councils, congresses and historical periods and events.:

Hillary Rodham Clinton.
a Democrat.
Roman Catholic Church.
the Republican Party.
the Korean War.
United Airlines.

Names of places and geographical divisions, districts, regions, and locales:

Wall Street.
the South.
New England.
the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
New Mexico.

Names of rivers, lakes, mountains, and languages:

Pacific Ocean.
Nile River.
Lake Michigan.
Rocky Mountains.

Names if nationalities, peoples and tribes, and languages:

Americans.
Cherokee.
Gaelic.
French.

Words that are derived from proper nouns when used in their primary senses:

European cities.
British royalty.

Words that are derived from proper nouns when used in their primary senses:

American cities.
British royalty.

Check back next week for more tips on proper capitalization.

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