Capitalization Rules

Days of the week, specific places

I am going to Shea Stadium with my family this Saturday night.

Languages and subjects with numbers

Do you think that geometry is harder than English?

Do you think that Algebra I is harder than English?

Months of the year

Her favorite musical group is playing at Radio City Music Hall in February.

Countries

The people who come over the Canadian border are stopped by the police officials there.

I like French fries and Mexican food

We visited several Japanese and Chinese restaurants on our vacation.

Counties and states

Clinton County in New York is a beautiful upstate area.

We are in Wake County but I live in Johnston County.

Do you live in the city or the county?

Names

Did you study the debates between Kennedy and Nixon?

Maurice Richard was an outstanding hockey player years ago.

Maurice Richard was an outstanding hockey player for the Carolina Hurricanes years ago.

Titles of literature, art, transportation

The Last of the Mohicans was written by Cooper.

The, a, an or conjunctions are only capitalized if the first word in the title.

Prepositions are only capitalized if they have more than 4 letters or they are the first word. Running Against the Wind, Of Mice and Men, And Then There Were Two

Holidays

We love to celebrate Mother’s Day in May and Father’s Day in June each year.

Italics, Underlining, Quotations

Italics, underlining, and bold letters are interchangeable. They are used to denote titles of books, long plays/operas, long poems, magazines ,newspapers, television shows, ships, planes and trains and art work.

Quotation marks are used for chapters, short stories, short plays, short poems, articles, episodes, songs, and –of course- direct quotes.