capitals英语中大写的用法

ACAPITALIDEA!TheUsesandRulesofCapitalLetters©CapitalCommunityCollege...aguidetothepropercareandfeedingofcapitallettersACAPITALIDEA!TheUsesandRulesofCapitalLetters©CapitalCommunityCollegeCapitalizethefirstwordofeverysentence—unlessthatsentenceisinparenthesesincorporatedwithinanothersentence.CapitalizethepersonalpronounI.Glacialtillordebris(somegeologistscallthismaterial“garbage”)isoftendepositedinformationscalledmorains.ACAPITALIDEA!TheUsesandRulesofCapitalLetters©CapitalCommunityCollegeCapitalizethenamesoffamilyrelationswhentheyareusedassubstitutesfornames:IwenttovisitmyUncleTedandAuntMargaret.Iwentwithmymomanddadtovisitmyauntanduncle.GrandmaandGrandpalivewithDadandMomnow.Noticetheroleofthemodifyingpronounhere.ACAPITALIDEA!TheUsesandRulesofCapitalLetters©CapitalCommunityCollegeIntitles,capitalizethefirst,last,andallimportantwords.Usually,wedon’tcapitalizearticles,prepositions,andcoordinatingconjunctions.IntheLakeoftheWoodsWarandPeaceIKnowThisMuchIsTrueACAPITALIDEA!TheUsesandRulesofCapitalLetters©CapitalCommunityCollegeCapitalizenamesofspecificpersons,places,andgeographicallocations.Don’tcapitalizedirections.MybrotherCharlie,whousedtoliveintheMiddleEastandwritebooksabouttheOldWest,nowlivesinHartford,Connecticut.Theymovedupnorth,tothesouthernshoreofLakeErie.ACAPITALIDEA!TheUsesandRulesofCapitalLetters©CapitalCommunityCollegeCapitalizenamesofdaysoftheweek,months,andholidays.Don’tcapitalizethenamesofseasons.ValentinesDay,whichisalwaysonFebruary14,fallsonTuesdaythisyear.Nextfall,beforethewinterstormsbegin,we’reheadingsouth.ACAPITALIDEA!TheUsesandRulesofCapitalLetters©CapitalCommunityCollegeCapitalizethenamesofhistoricalevents.Capitalizethenamesofreligionsandreligiousterms.TheBattleoftheBulgewasanimportanteventinWorldWarII.God,Christ,Allah,Buddha,Christianity,Christians,Judaism,Jews,Islam,MuslimsTheReformationtookplaceinthesixteenthcentury.ACAPITALIDEA!TheUsesandRulesofCapitalLetters©CapitalCommunityCollegeCapitalizethenamesofnations,nationalities,languages,andwordsbasedonsuchwords.Weusuallydon’tcapitalize“white”and“black.”Somalia,Swedish,Englishmuffin,Irishstew,Japanesemaple,Jew’sharp,FrenchhornThereareveryfewblacksinthispredominantlywhitecommunity.ACAPITALIDEA!TheUsesandRulesofCapitalLetters©CapitalCommunityCollegeCapitalizethenamesofacademiccourseswhenthey’reusedastitles.Brandnames....HetookCarpentry101,buthedidmuchbetterinhiseconomicsandEnglishliteraturecourses.Ford,Kleenex,Levi’s(notjeans),xeroxonaXeroxcopier,Advil(butaspirin)ACAPITALIDEA!TheUsesandRulesofCapitalLetters©CapitalCommunityCollegeCapitalizetitleswhentheyprecedenames....usuallynotafteraname....DeanArringtonintroducedPresidentCartertoSecretaryBogglesworth.JoeChuckles,whowaschairmanoftheboardofdirectorsin1995,hassinceretired.ACAPITALIDEA!TheUsesandRulesofCapitalLetters©CapitalCommunityCollegeYoucancapitalizethenamesofpoliticalentitiesinin-housepublicationstoavoidconfusion.Youwouldnotcapitalizethosenamesinanewspaperreport,say.TheCountyandCityhaveagreedtoreimbursethefederalgovernmentforsewerexpenses.Atthelastcouncilmeeting,thecountyagreedtoreimbursethefederalgovernment.ACAPITALIDEA!TheUsesandRulesofCapitalLetters©CapitalCommunityCollegeConsultagooddictionary!...liketheonlineMerriam-Webster’s:ACAPITALIDEA!TheUsesandRulesofCapitalLetters©CapitalCommunityCollegeThisPowerPointpresentationwascreatedbyCharlesDarling,PhDProfessorofEnglishandWebmasterCapitalCommunityCollegeHartford,ConnecticutcopyrightNovember1999