Mechanics Flashcards
Capitalize proper nouns and words used as proper nouns
- She told Jessica that Paris was her dream city.
- Captain Hook from Peter Pan is my favorite villain.
- We bought Mother a gift as well as Grandma
- She was wearing a Parisian styles dress
Capital letters:
First word of a sentence of a line of traditional poetry and of a direct quotation
- School is starting up
- “Old things while people stare carefully/Hand and a window”
- She asked “Why didn’t you come to school today?”
Capitalize the names of days months and the holidays
- I have my club meetings on Mondays
- Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day
- We are now in February
Capitalize the names of historical periods and events (preposition less than five letters,articles and titles are not capitalized)
-We just learned about the French Revolution
Capitalize the first word and titles of books chapters essays short stories short poem’s songs and works of art.capitalize also all other words in these titles except articles prepositions and conjunctions (A and the but or in at of)
- I just read the most amazing book called “the Hunger Games”.
Capitalize the names Diety,religions, and religious organizations
-God is my main priority
Capitalize the names of the governing bodies,political parties,governmental agencies, and civil and social organizations
-We learned all about the Senate and The House of Commons
Capitalize the points of the compass when they referred to a specific region but not when they indicate direction
- I want to live in the East
- We traveled west for an hour
Capitalize the names of studies only if they are derived from proper nouns or are the names of specific courses of instruction
- I study English, math, and history
- I study AP European History, English 10 Pre-ap
Capitalize personifications
-The Old Wish is dying
