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Practical English Grammar


First Capitalization List


Here are names of people, places, and things to capitalize. This is the first
of two lists of names that require capital letters.

Albums (Abbey Road, Grease)
Awards (Emmys®, Oscars®)
Bodies of water (Atlantic Ocean, Lake Superior)
Books (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, the Bible)
Buildings and other structures (the Taj Mahal, Empire State Building)
Businesses (Moe’s Greeting Cards, Tom’s Beverage)
Car models (Toyota Camry, Nissan Sentra)
CD’s (Nannie’s Tunes, Three Famous Composers)
Chapters and other parts of a book (‘‘My Life,’’ ‘‘Soccer’’)
Cities (Fresno, Tallahassee)
Comic strips (Peanuts, For Better or Worse)
Computer programs (Microsoft Word, Excel)
Constellations (Aquarius, Libra)
Continents (Africa, Asia)
Counties (Norfolk, Dade)
Countries (Spain, Ireland)
Days (Thursday, Saturday)
Essays (‘‘Self Reliance,’’ ‘‘The Philosophy of Composition’’)
Family names (Uncle John, Cousin Moe)
Galaxies (Milky Way, Andromeda)
Governmental bodies (U.S. Senate, Department of the Interior)
Historical documents (Bill of Rights, U.S. Constitution)
Historical events and periods (Battle of Bunker Hill, the Renaissance)
Holidays (Labor Day, Fourth of July)
Holy days (Ramadan, Yom Kippur)
Institutions (Marquette University, City College of New York)
Islands (Aruba, Crete)
Months (January, December)
Monuments (Mount Rushmore, Lincoln Memorial)
Mountains (Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains)
Movies (Rocky, The Outsiders)
Musical works (Dark Side of the Moon, If I Were a Rich Man)
Nationalities (Greek, Chinese)

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Notes


Practical English Grammar - Notes
1. Italics Hyphens and Brackets
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2. Quotation Marks Part Three
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3. compound subjects part two
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4. the adverb
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5. the adjective clause
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6. the indirect object
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7. Using Capital Letters
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8. the pronoun
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9. The Apostrophe
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10. the infinitive and infinitive phrase
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11. The possessive case
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12. the appositive
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13. Sound a like words Part Four
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14. the preposition
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15. the object of the preposition
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16. the adverb phrase
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17. the adjective
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18. The verb be
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19. what good writers do
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20. introducing phrases
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21. the correlative conjunction
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22. the noun clause
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23. the adjective phrase
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24. The Colon
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25. The Semicolon
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26. complete and simple subjects
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27. the subordinating conjunction
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28. the direct object
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29. Confusing usage words part six
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30. Confusing usage words part three
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31. the noun
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32. the verb
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33. The possessive case and pronouns
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34. complex sentences
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35. agreement involving prepositional phrases
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36. the adverb clause
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37. Confusing usage words part eight
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38. Transitive and intransitive verbs
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39. types of sentences by purpose
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40. complete and simple predicates
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41. types of nouns
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42. Confusing usage words part three
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43. Sound a like words Part Three
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44. Commas Part One
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45. agreement between indefinite pronouns and their antecedents
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46. indefinite pronouns
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47. The nominative case
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48. irregular verbs part two
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49. introducing clauses
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50. Confusing usage words part seven
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