CAPITALIZATION

RULES
=English Writing Essentials=
The names of places :
city Chicago / Pekanbaru
state/ province California / Riau
country Indonesia
continent Asia, Europe
ocean Atlantic Ocean
lake Lake Michigan / Danau Maninjau
river Nile River / Sungai Siak
desert Sahara Desert
mountain Rocky Mountain / Gunung Merapi
school University of Florida
business General Electric Company
sreet, etc Grand Avenue / Jalan Sudirman
building Darma Yudha Hall
park, zoo Forest Park, Bali Safari and Marine Park
island Cayman Islands / Pulau Pasumpahan
* When north, south, east, and west refer to the direction on a compass, they are not capitalized : Japan is east of China.
When they are part of a geographical name, they are capitalized : Japan is in the Far East.
 (Doctor Smith)

Do you know Professor (Prof.) Alston?

8 THE NAMES OF COURSES
I’m taking Chemistry 101 this term.
Compare : I’m reading a book about chemistry.

I’m reading a book about Psychology 101.

Compare : I’m taking psychology this term.
CAPITALIZE THE WORDS THAT NEED TO BE CAPITALIZED.
we’re going to have a test next tuesday.
do you know richard smith? he is a professor at this university.
i know that professor smith teaches at the university of arizona.
the ganga river flows into the mediterranean sea.
john is a catholic. ali is a moslem.
anna speaks french. she studied in france for two years.
i’m taking a history course this semester.
i’m taking modern european history 101 this semester.
we went to vancouver, british columbia, for our vacation last summer.
venezuela is a spanish-speaking country.
canada is in north america.
canada is north of the united states.
the sun rises in the east.
the mississippi river flows south.
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