Capitalization Rules in Titles and Sentences

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What is capitalization?

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Capitalization is the use of uppercase letters at the beginning of words, especially in titles and sentences.

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When should you capitalize the first word in a sentence?

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You should always capitalize the first word in a sentence.

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What are 'important' words in a title?

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Important words in a title are nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs that are usually capitalized.

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What are 'not important' words in a title?

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Not important words in a title are articles (a, an, the), conjunctions (and, but, or), and prepositions (in, on, at) that are usually not capitalized unless they start the title.

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How do you capitalize a title correctly?

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Capitalize the first and last words, and all important words in between.

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Which of the following should not be capitalized: 'Cookies', 'September', 'Chicago', 'Willow Street'?

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'Cookies' should not be capitalized.

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Choose the correctly capitalized sentence: 'Our class studied the American Civil War last year.' or 'our class studied the american civil War last year.'

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'Our class studied the American Civil War last year.' is correct.

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What is the rule for capitalizing names of languages?

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Names of languages should always be capitalized, e.g., English, Spanish, Russian.

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What is the correct way to write the title of a book?

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Capitalize the first and last words, and all important words in the title.

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When do you capitalize days of the week?

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Days of the week should always be capitalized, e.g., Monday, Tuesday.