CAPITALIZATION
Capitalization
is necessary in academic writing. If we have mistake in the process of writing,
it will influence our quality in writing. There are 17 rules of capitalization
in academic writing. They are:
1.
Capitalize
the first word of a quoted sentence.
Example : He
said, “Treat her as you would your own daughter.”
2.
Capitalize
a proper noun.
Example : Golden
Gate Bridge
3.
Capitalize
a person’s title when it precedes the name. Do not capitalize when the title is
acting as a description following the name.
Example : Chairperson
Petrov
Ms. Petrov, the chairperson of the company, will address us at
noon.
4.
Capitalize
the person’s title when it follows the name on the address or signature line.
Example : Sincerely,
Ms. Haines, Chairperson
5.
Capitalize
the titles of high-rangking government officials when used with or before their
names. Do not capitalize the civil title if it is used instead of the name.
Example : Governor Fortinbrass, Lieutanant Governor Poppins,
Attorney General Dalloway, and Senators James and Twain will attend.
6.
Capitalize
any title when used as a direct address.
Example : Will
you take my temperature, Doctor?
7.
Capitalize
points of the compass only when they refer to specific regions.
Example : We
have had three relatives visit from the South.
8.
Always
capitalize the first and last words of titles of publucations regardless of
their parts of speech. Capitalize other words within titles, including the
short verb forms Is, Are, and Be.
Example : The
Day of the Jackal
A Tale of Two Cities
9.
Capitalize
federal or state when used as part of an official agency name or in government
documents where these terms represent an official name. If they are being used
as general terms, you may use lowercase letters.
Example : The
State Board of Equalization collects sales taxes.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been subject to much
scrutiny and criticism lately.
10.
Capitalize
words such as department, bureau, and office if you have prepared your text in
the following way:
Example : The Buraeu of Land Management (Buraeu) has some
jurisdiction over Indian lands. The Buraeu is finding its administrative role
to be challenging.
11.
Do
not capitalize names of seasons.
Example : I
love autumn colors and spring flowers.
12.
Capitalize
the first word of a salutation and the first word of a complimentary close.
Example : Dear
Ms. Mohamed:
Very truly yours,
13.
Capitalize
words derived from proper nouns.
Example : I
must take English and math.
Example : I
must take history and Algebra 2.
15.
Do
not capitalize the first word after a sentence ending with a colon.
Example : These
are my favorite foods: chocolate cake, spaghetti, and artichokes.
16.
Do
not capitalize when only one sentence follows a sentence ending with a colon.
Example : I
love Jane Smiley’s writing: her book, A Thousand Acres, was beautiful.
17.
Capitalize
when two or more sentences follow a sentence ending with a colon.
Example : I love Jane Smiley’s writing: Her book, A Thousand
Acres, was beautiful. Also, Moo was clever.
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