Capitalization Rules
First word in a sentence Cats are cool.
Proper nouns; names of people and places
the whole place name
Titles before people’s names
I —
Titles (also italicized or in quotation marks!)
Time: Months, days of the week
Nationalities
Holidays
Names of specific classes
Relationship words when used as a name
*A note about names: names of school subjects (like History 7, Utah History, but not "I like history class."), religions, and regions (like the North and the South if you’re talking about the Civil War) are also capitalized.
*Tricky: When a relationship word is used as a name, it gets capitalized (ex: When I
asked Mom, she said I could come over.) When it is treated as a description of a person
(ex: My mom told me to clean my room,) it is lowercase.
Capitalization Rules
What gets Capitalized? Examples -- Thanks to B5!_First word in a sentence Cats are cool.
Proper nouns; names of people and places Bob McTaco, Zion National Park,
the whole place name Taco Bell, Utah, American Fork Canyon
Titles before people’s names Mr. Mrs. Ms. Sir Doctor Dr.
I — always, always, always!
Titles (also italicized or in quotation marks!) The Hunger Games, "Nothing Gold Can Stay"
Time: Months, days of the week Today is Thursday, March 15, 2018.
Nationalities Hispanic, Irish
Holidays Halloween, Saint Patrick's Day
Names of specific classes I am taking Creative Writing Junior and
Seventh Grade Science.
but not --- My favorite classes are
creative writing and science.
Relationship words when used as a name I love my mom! We went to the store
with Mom and Sally.
*A note about names: names of school subjects (like History 7, Utah History, but not "I like history class."), religions, and regions (like the North and the South if you’re talking about the Civil War) are also capitalized.
*Tricky: When a relationship word is used as a name, it gets capitalized (ex: When I
asked Mom, she said I could come over.) When it is treated as a description of a person
(ex: My mom told me to clean my room,) it is lowercase.
