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9. Capitalize the names of specific events and periods of time.
Ex:
Clubs, organizations, and Institutions Rotary, the Red Cross, Mayo Clinic
Schools, Businesses Ramon Magsaysay High School,
Ayala Corporation
Government Bodies, Political Parties North Atlantic Treaty Organization,
Republican Party
Race, Nationalities, Languages Negro, American, English
Religions and Religious References Christianity: God the Father
Judaism: God the Lord
Islam: Allah
Hinduism: Bhagavad Gita
Buddhism: Mahayana
11. Capitalize the names of awards, the names of specific types of air, sea, space, and land
craft, and brand names.
Ex:
16. Do not capitalize prefixes attached to proper adjectives unless the prefix refers to
nationality.
Ex: pro-Arab, sino-Japanese, all-American, anglo-American
17. In a hyphenated adjective, capitalize only the proper adjective.
Ex: Chinese-speaking American
18. Capitalize a person’s title when it is used with the person’s name or when it is used in
direct address.
Ex:
With a proper name: Professor Gray visited our history class.
In direct address: Sir, I wonder whether you’d give us an interview?
In a general preference: Did you have an appointment with the doctor?
19. Capitalize the titles of certain high government officials even when the titles are not
followed by a proper name or used in direct address.
Ex: The Senate approved the President’s choice for Chief Justice.
20. Capitalize titles showing family relationships when they refer to a specific person, unless
they are preceded by a possessive noun or pronoun.
Ex:
With the person’s name: In the summer Uncle Ted spends a lot of time gathering.
In direct address: I’ll get it for you, grandmother.
Referring to a specific person: Is Father coming with us?
With a possessive pronoun: Their brother Al made chili.
21. Capitalize the first word and all other key words in the titles of books, periodicals, poems,
stories, plays, paintings, and other works of art.
Ex: