Capitalization Checklist

 The first word of every sentence..."Yes,we do carry the matching bed sheet."

- The first word of a quoted sentence (not just a quoted phrase)...And with great flourish,he sang,“O beautiful for gracious skies,for amber waves of grain!”

- The specific name of a person (and his or her title),a place,or a thing (otherwise known as proper nouns). Proper nouns include specific locations and geographic regions; political,social,and athletic organizations and agencies; historical events; documents and periodicals; nationalities and their language; religions,their members and their deities; brand or trade names; and holidays.

- The abbreviation for proper nouns. Government agencies are probably the most frequently abbreviated.

Remember to capitalize each letter....The CIA makes me feel very secure.

- Adjectives (descriptive words) derived from proper nouns.

Ex: America (proper noun)...the American (adjective) flag

- The pronoun I.
The most important words in a title...Last March,I endured a twenty-hour public reading of A Tale of Two Cities.