Capitalization Errors

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Proper nouns are capitalized but many words derived from or associated with them may be lowercase. The following is a list of words that a writer may be unsure of whether to capitalize:

• Initials of persons
o John F. Kennedy
• Foreign names
o Charles de Gaulle
• Names of government agencies
• Religious titles and offices
o Reverend James Wilson, minister of First Baptist Church
• Names of organizations
• Trademarks
• Holidays
• Holy days
• Academic degrees and honors
• Names of racial, linguistic, tribal, religious, and other groups of people
o Caucasian
o Frenchman
• Personifications
• First word of directly quoted speech
• Names of buildings, thoroughfares, and monuments

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• The Ten Most Important Writing Mistakes to Avoid Overview
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• Common Punctuation Errors
• Capitalization Errors
• Misspelled Words
• Unnecessary Shift in Verb Tense
• Unnecessary Shift in Person
• Lack of Organization in an Article
• Incorrect Information
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