Rules of capitalization:
**Capitalize the first word of every sentence.
**Capitalize the first world of every line of traditional poetry.
**Capitalize the first word of a direct quotation if it is a complete sentence (Do not capitalize the first word of the second part of a divided quotation unless it starts a new sentence.)
Examples:
"Our class is reading To Kill a Mockingbird," said Claire.
"I think," she said, "that the book tells a fascinating story."
**Capitalize the first word of each item in an outline and letters that introduce major subsections.
Examples:
I. Proper nutrition
A. Basic food groups
1. Breads and grains
2. Meat, fish, and poultry
**Capitalize the first word in the greeting of a letter and the first word in the closing of a letter.
Examples:
Dear Grandma,
Sincerely, John
**Capitalize the first word, the last word, and all other important words in titles (Do not capitalize articles, conjunctions, or prepositions of few than five letters.)
Examples:
Where the Red Fern Grows
Singing in the Rain
**Capitalize people's names and initials.
Examples:
Susan B. Anthony
Robert E. Lee
**Capitalize titles and the abbreviations of titles used before names or in direct address. Capitalize the abbreviations of some titles when they follow a name.
Examples:
Dr. David Arnold
Hello, Ambassador
Captain Pierce
Sara Mines, Ph.D.
**Capitalize titles of heads of state, royalty, or nobility only when they are used with a person's name or in place of a person's name. Do not capitalize titles when they are used without a proper name.
Examples:
Sir Laurence Oliver
The Queen of England rod in the procession.
The king sat on the throne.
**Capitalize the titles of indicating family relationships only when the titles are used as names or as parts of names. Do not capitalize a family name when it follows the person's name or is used without a proper name.
Examples:
Aunt Grace
Uncle Jimmy
My dad plays the guitar.
Dad, I love you.
**Always capitalize the pronoun I.
**Capitalize the names of religions, sacred days, sacred writings, and deities. Do not capitalize the words god or goddess when they refer to figures of ancient mythology.
Examples:
Judaism
Christmas
Bible
Allah
**Capitalize the names of nationalities, languages, races, and some ethnic groups and the adjectives formed from these names.
Examples:
Mexican
Native American
Caucasian
**Capitalize the first world of every line of traditional poetry.
**Capitalize the first word of a direct quotation if it is a complete sentence (Do not capitalize the first word of the second part of a divided quotation unless it starts a new sentence.)
Examples:
"Our class is reading To Kill a Mockingbird," said Claire.
"I think," she said, "that the book tells a fascinating story."
**Capitalize the first word of each item in an outline and letters that introduce major subsections.
Examples:
I. Proper nutrition
A. Basic food groups
1. Breads and grains
2. Meat, fish, and poultry
**Capitalize the first word in the greeting of a letter and the first word in the closing of a letter.
Examples:
Dear Grandma,
Sincerely, John
**Capitalize the first word, the last word, and all other important words in titles (Do not capitalize articles, conjunctions, or prepositions of few than five letters.)
Examples:
Where the Red Fern Grows
Singing in the Rain
**Capitalize people's names and initials.
Examples:
Susan B. Anthony
Robert E. Lee
**Capitalize titles and the abbreviations of titles used before names or in direct address. Capitalize the abbreviations of some titles when they follow a name.
Examples:
Dr. David Arnold
Hello, Ambassador
Captain Pierce
Sara Mines, Ph.D.
**Capitalize titles of heads of state, royalty, or nobility only when they are used with a person's name or in place of a person's name. Do not capitalize titles when they are used without a proper name.
Examples:
Sir Laurence Oliver
The Queen of England rod in the procession.
The king sat on the throne.
**Capitalize the titles of indicating family relationships only when the titles are used as names or as parts of names. Do not capitalize a family name when it follows the person's name or is used without a proper name.
Examples:
Aunt Grace
Uncle Jimmy
My dad plays the guitar.
Dad, I love you.
**Always capitalize the pronoun I.
**Capitalize the names of religions, sacred days, sacred writings, and deities. Do not capitalize the words god or goddess when they refer to figures of ancient mythology.
Examples:
Judaism
Christmas
Bible
Allah
**Capitalize the names of nationalities, languages, races, and some ethnic groups and the adjectives formed from these names.
Examples:
Mexican
Native American
Caucasian