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What is the
definition of Capitalization ?
How do you define Capitalization ? What is the definition of Capitalization? The
definition of Capitalization is as follows:
English Grammar &
Terminology
Definition of Capitalization |
Definition: The act of
printing with upper case letters.
Capital letters are used to give emphasis
to or call attention to certain words to
distinguish them from the context. |
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Definition of Capitalization Rules |
When to use
Capitalization
- the Rules
When to use
the capitalization rules with examples:
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Capitalization Rules - The first word of every sentence,
in fact the first word in writing of any kind should
begin with a capital; as, "Time flies." "My dear
friend."
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Every direct
quotation should begin with a capital letter; "Dewey
said,—'Fire, when you're ready, Gridley!'
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Every direct
question commences with a capital; "Let me ask you; 'How
old are you?'"
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Capitalization Rule - Every line of poetry begins with a
capital; "Breathes there a man with soul so dead?"
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Every
numbered clause calls for a capital: "The witness
asserts: (1) That he saw the man attacked; (2) That he
saw him fall; (3) That he saw his assailant flee."
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In the
titles of books, nouns, pronouns, adjectives and adverbs
should begin with a capital; as, "Johnson's Lives of the
Poets."
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Capitalization Rule - In the Roman notation numbers are
denoted by capitals; as, I II III V X L C D M—1, 2, 3,
5, 10, 50, 100, 500, 1000.
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Capitalization Rules - Proper names begin with a
capital; as, "Jones, Johnson, Caesar, Mark Antony,
England, Pacific, Christmas."
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Such words
as river, sea, mountain, etc., when used generally are
common, not proper nouns, and require no capital. But
when such are used with an adjective or adjunct to
specify a particular object they become proper names,
and therefore require a capital; as, "Mississippi River,
North Sea, Alleghany Mountains," etc.
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Capitalization Rules - When a proper name is compounded
with another word, the part which is not a proper name
begins with a capital if it precedes, but with a small
letter if it follows, the hyphen; as "Post-homeric,"
"Sunday-school."
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Capitalization Rules - Words derived from proper names
require a Capital; as, "American, Irish, Christian,
Americanize."
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In this
connection the names of political parties, religious
sects and schools of thought begin with capitals; as,
"Republican, Democrat, Whig, Catholic, Presbyterian,
Rationalists, Free Thinkers."
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Capitalization Rules - The titles of honorable, state
and political offices begin with a capital; as,
"President, Chairman, Governor, Alderman."
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The
abbreviations of learned titles and college degrees call
for capitals; as, "LL.D., M.A., B.S.," etc. Also the
seats of learning conferring such degrees as, "Harvard
University, Manhattan College," etc.
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Capitalization Rules - When such relative words as
father, mother, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, etc.,
precede a proper name, they are written and printed with
capitals; as, Brother John, Sister Jane, Uncle Jacob,
Aunt Eliza. Father, when used to denote the early
Christian writer, is begun with a capital; "Augustine
was one of the learned Fathers of the Church."
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Capitalization Rules - The names applied to the Supreme
Being begin with capitals: "God, Lord, Creator, Heavenly
Father, Holy One." In this respect the names applied to
the Saviour also require capitals: "Jesus Christ, Son of
God, Man of Galilee." Also the designations of Biblical
characters as "Lily of Israel, Prince of the Apostles,
Star of the Sea," etc. Pronouns referring to God and
Christ take capitals; as, "His work, The work of Him,
etc."
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Expressions
used to designate the Bible or any particular division
of it begin with a capital; as, "Holy Writ, The Sacred
Book, Holy Book, God's Word, Old Testament, New
Testament, Gospel of St. Matthew."
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Expressions
based upon the Bible or in reference to Biblical
characters begin with a capital: "Water of Life, Hope of
Men, Help of Christians, Scourge of Nations."
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Capitalization Rules - Words of very special importance,
especially those which stand out as the names of leading
events in history, have capitals; as, "The Revolution,
The Civil War, The Middle Ages, The Age of Iron," etc.
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Capitalization Rules - Terms which refer to great events
in the history of the race require capitals; "Magna
Charta, Declaration of Independence."
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The names of
the days of the week and the months of the year and the
seasons are commenced with capitals: "Monday, March,
Autumn."
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The Pronoun
I and the interjection O always require the use of
capitals. In fact all the interjections when uttered as
exclamations commence with capitals: "Alas! he is gone."
"Ah! I pitied him."
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Capitalization Rules - All noms-de-guerre, assumed
names, as well as names given for distinction, call for
capitals, as, "The Wizard of the North," "Paul Pry,"
"The Northern Gael," "Sandy Sanderson," "Poor Robin,"
etc.
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In
personification, that is, when inanimate things are
represented as endowed with life and action, the noun or
object personified begins with a capital; as, "The
starry Night shook the dews from her wings." "Mild-eyed
Day appeared," "The Oak said to the Beech—'I am stronger
than you.'"
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Capitalization Rules - Understanding English Grammar!
English Grammar applies rules for standard use of words and how
their component parts combine to form sentences. A grammar is
also a system for classifying and analyzing the elements of
language including inflections, functions, rules and relations
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