Capitalization Flashcards
Academic departments should be
Lowercase unless there are proper nouns
(department of science, department of English)
Wars ___,___, and ___ should be capitalized
Awards, Events, and Holidays
The preferred spelling for the Muslim holy book is specifically
Quran
Holy books such as the bible should…
be capitalized
Brand names should be…
capitalized
Things that brands sell should…
Be lowercase
Proper names of buildings should be…
capitalized
The word “building” should…
Not be abbreviated, and not be capitalized unless referring to the name of a building
Named rooms should be…
capitalized (the Oval Office)
When referring to numbered rooms, the difference between broadcast and nonbroadcast is…
Room numbers are spelled out in the broadcast is they are below 12.
The word capitol should…
be capitalized
Congress should be…
capitalized UNLESS it’s referring to a meeting of people
Congressional should be…
Lowercase UNLESS its part of a proper name (such as the Congressional Research Service)
Constitution should be capitzalized when…
It’s a specific constitution
Amendment should be spelled out number wise until what number
Nine (Ninth/10th)