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♠ Uchiha Itachi	May 16 2009, 08:06 AM
*The Invisible Protector* Posts: 1,120 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: January 30, 2006 Current Theme: The Dark Ages Gender: Male What Browser are you using? Firefox 2 Martial Status: Single - Not Looking Character Origin: Naruto ARPF Cell Phone #: PRO-DIGY	Capitalization Here's a some bullets to remember what to always capitalize. - The first word in a sentence. Ex: When it rains, the cat stays indoors. - The pronoun I. Ex: At the game, I shouted my voice out. - Proper nouns Ex: Jessica, Empire State Building, Chicago - Proper adjectives Ex: French, American, Californian, Dutch, Israeli - Titles that show rank/position of people when used with their names. Ex: Captain Kilmer, Dr. Smith, Mrs. Levine, President Lincoln, King Charles, Chief Gerson - Days of the week/months Ex: Monday, Friday, January, September - A person's title substituting a name. Ex: Congratulations, General. This war is over. (Side note: You only capitalize on this pointer when you directly address someone.) - Family members Ex: I told Uncle George to meet Grandpa at the drugstore. (Side note: You do not capitalize family members when you have a possessive pronoun before the title.) - First word in the greeting/closing of a friendly/business letter. Ex: Dear Henry, Dear friends, My dear students Ex: Very truly yours, Best wishes, Warmest regards Ex: My Dear Madam, Dear Fellow Students - The main words of a title Ex: 1. Book: The Last of the Mohicans 2. Movie: The Wizard of Oz 3. Song: The Star Spangled Banner 4. Play/musical: Phantom of the Opera 5. Magazine: National Geographic 6. Newspaper: The New York Times 7. Television show: Inuyasha or Charles in Chicago - School subjects (Language courses or specific courses, not just plain mathematics, science or history.) Ex: Spanish, Honors Biology, Science 3 - Specific geographic areas on the map Ex: North, South, East, West, Middle East, Far East (They are not just directions) Ex: I lived in the West for four years. OR Ex: He headed west, Sheriff. - National or local holidays Ex: Brooklyn Week, Veterans Day, Labor Day, Thanksiving - Religious holidays Good Friday, Passover, Idul-Fitr


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