Hey, Fellas! We meet again. How was your day? Last week session, we have discussed some rules of capitalization. Today, we will continue to discuss the others. Here we go!
- Do not capitalize compass directions (south, etc.) that aren’t being used as a name.
- Example:
- “We’re leaving West Java and heading north this month.”
- Example:
- Do not capitalize earth’s landscape (e.g.: river, hill, sea) that aren’t being used as a name, especially when the term is used descriptively.
- Example:
- Semeru mountain
- Toba lake
- Example:
- However, if the earth’s landscape is being used as a name and being an actual part of a proper noun, it needs to be capitalized.
- Example:
- Mount Krakatau
- Sahara Desert
- Jimbaran Beach
- Example:
- Do not capitalize occupation before full names. However, titles replacing one’s first name are capitalized.
- Example:
- “The soccer team was trained by coach James.”
- “Here comes Doctor Smith.”
- Example:
- Do not capitalize the first item in a list followed by a colon.
- Example:
- “You need to buy: apples, grapes, and mangos.”
- Example:
- Do not capitalize coordinating conjunction (and, but, yet, or, nor, for, so) unless it is first or last word in a title.
- Example:
- “So Quiet on the Canine Front is a 1930 comedy short film.”
- “There are ten movies in Abbot and Costello series.”
- Example:
- Do not capitalize an article (a, an, the) unless it is first or last word in a title.
- Example:
- “The Atlantis Interceptors was influenced by Mad Max.”
- Example:
That’s all I can share for today, fellas. I hope it could be useful for you.
Compiled and written by @anhtiss at @EnglishTips4U. Saturday, 27 January, 2018.
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^MD
