Capitalization: Titles, Directions, and Names
Titles
Here are some rules and examples of when to capitalize titles.
1. Only capitalize a title when it is preceding a name. Ex. Governor Deal spoke at the Convention the other day.
2. Do not capitalize when a title follows a name. Ex. Please welcome Harrison Ford, governor of New York.
3. Never capitalize a title when it used as a general word. Ex. The president attended the meeting.
4. Always capitalize a title when it is directly addressed. Ex. We appreciate your support for the country. Senator.
5. When a very high ranking government officials' title is used, capitalize it even when the title isn't followed by a name or when it is used as a direct address when referring to a specific person. If there is no specific individual being referred to, then don't capitalize.(http://www.towson.edu/ows/capitalization_rules.html)
Ex. The Secretary of State walked up to the stage.
6. Capitalize important words in compound titles used with names, but do not capitalize prefixes or suffixes added to the titles (http://www.towson.edu/ows/capitalization_rules.html)
Ex. The crowd applauded as President-elect George W. Bush stepped up onto the podium.
1. Only capitalize a title when it is preceding a name. Ex. Governor Deal spoke at the Convention the other day.
2. Do not capitalize when a title follows a name. Ex. Please welcome Harrison Ford, governor of New York.
3. Never capitalize a title when it used as a general word. Ex. The president attended the meeting.
4. Always capitalize a title when it is directly addressed. Ex. We appreciate your support for the country. Senator.
5. When a very high ranking government officials' title is used, capitalize it even when the title isn't followed by a name or when it is used as a direct address when referring to a specific person. If there is no specific individual being referred to, then don't capitalize.(http://www.towson.edu/ows/capitalization_rules.html)
Ex. The Secretary of State walked up to the stage.
6. Capitalize important words in compound titles used with names, but do not capitalize prefixes or suffixes added to the titles (http://www.towson.edu/ows/capitalization_rules.html)
Ex. The crowd applauded as President-elect George W. Bush stepped up onto the podium.
Directions
Here are some rules and examples of when to capitalize directions.
1. Capitalize directions that are names, such as North, South, East, and West when they are used as sections of the country. Ex. My family moved to the Northwest.
2. Don't capitalize compass directions. Ex. The school is 5 miles east from the gas station.
1. Capitalize directions that are names, such as North, South, East, and West when they are used as sections of the country. Ex. My family moved to the Northwest.
2. Don't capitalize compass directions. Ex. The school is 5 miles east from the gas station.
Names
Here are some rules and examples of when to capitalize titles.
1. Capitalize the first word in a sentence. Ex. I love pie.
2. Capitalize names of relatives when used with a name. Ex. My Uncle Phil sent me a gift card but my aunt.
3. Capitalize the names of relatives only when they are used as a proper name/noun. Ex. He told his Mother about the race, but not his father.
1. Capitalize the first word in a sentence. Ex. I love pie.
2. Capitalize names of relatives when used with a name. Ex. My Uncle Phil sent me a gift card but my aunt.
3. Capitalize the names of relatives only when they are used as a proper name/noun. Ex. He told his Mother about the race, but not his father.
*I used (http://www.towson.edu/ows/capitalization_rules.html) to help with the rules.