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1018/2017 Capiialization Rules Grammar ReYOIMEION. joes - caeies a ouceans + ornas ‘TEACH & LEARN GRAMMAR THE EASY WAY Capitalization Rules Use these capitalization rules to rule the world of capitalization! Learn the La BAC of Capitalization ‘www English-Grammar-Revolution.com Hello! I'm Elizabeth O'Brien, and my goal hupitwmw-engis-grammar-revolution.convcaptalzation-rules hil w 1018/2017 Caplializaion Rules I focused on the nitty-gritty here, and I've only given you six main rules and a few sub-rules to remember. 1. Capitalize Proper Nouns & Proper Adjectives Proper nouns are nouns that name specific people, places, or things. James, Paris, Colorado, Costa Rica Proper adjectives are adjectives that are formed from proper nouns. Proper Nouns: Spain, Ireland, Italy Proper Adjectives: Spanish, Irish, Italian Sometimes, it can be hard to know when a word is being used as a proper noun or not. Here are a few more tips that will help you. A. Capitalize words that show a family relationship when you use them with a person's name. Uncle Jack, Grandma Marge, Papa Phil * Don't capitalize words that show a family relationship when you use them after a possessive pronoun. my mother, his sister, our grandma B. Capitalize the names of school subjects only when you use them to refer to a specific course. hupitwmw-engis-grammar-revolution.convcaptalzation-rules hil We have been using Grammar Revolution for 2 few months now, and J just want to tell you how helpful it has been. Slowly but surely, we are getting our school to incorporate your program on a broader level; it will be ‘exciting and helpful to say the least! Thank you for the ‘opportunity to make teaching grammar fun! -Brooks, Teacher ai seu aes GUIDE TO GRAMMAR 1018/2017 Caplializaion Rules wey * Always capitalize the names of languages. And Learn The Id love to speak French, English, Spanish, Russian, and Basics! Chinese Peery lize the names of holidays, historical events, and This Wednesday, well study World War If, and then we will watch the Cambrian Tennis Championship. 2. Capitalize the First Word in Every Sentence That is one of the easiest capitalization rules to remember. The only trouble comes when you can't tell where one sentence ends and another begins. Wrong --> I would love to eat ice cream tonight because it is so yummy my favorite flavor is chocolate. Right --> I would love to eat ice cream tonight because it is so yummy. My favorite flavor is chocolate. hupitwmw-engis-grammar-revolution.convcaptalzation-rules hil 1018/2017 Captaizaion Rules My sister asked, "Where are my shoes?" A. If the quotation is not meant to stand alone and is only a sentence fragment, you don't need to capitalize it. My sister claims that I "did not do the dishes correctly.” 4. Capitalize the First and Last Words of Titles & Every Word Between Except Articles & Short, Unimportant Words Wow. That was long. Do this for titles of books, poems, stories, movies, paintings, and magazines. When the above rule says not to capitalize articles, it's referring to a specific kind of adjective called an article. The articles are a, an, and the. Reader's Digest (magazine) “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” (poem) The Lord of the Rings (movie) hpitwmw_ english grammar-revolution.convcapitalzation-rules hil 1018/2017 Caplializaion Rules & Organizations Abbreviations are shortened forms of words or phrases. I live in the U.S.A. Today I will see Dr. Shriver. This is my neighbor, Mr. Botts. 6. Capitalize the Pronoun J That rule is short and sweet. Just remember that whenever you use this, pronoun, you capitalize it. Note that this does not apply to any other pronoun, Iam going to buy oranges. Sentence Diagramming Yeah! You made it through the list of capitalization rules. It's time for you to learn a little sentence diagramming. Are you interested? It's fun! hpstwmw_ english grammar-revolution.convcaptalzation-rues hil 1018/2017 Captaizaion Rules T Wow Engin Gran Ravollon com If you want to teach or learn grammar the easy way, then follow a step-by-step program that clearly lays everything out for you and allows you to move at your own pace. The Get Smart program is