Proper Capitalization Rules for Names & Relationships
Learn how to properly capitalize personal names, nicknames, and epithets, along with names of relationships and animals. Understand when to capitalize personifications and hyphenated proper names. Follow these rules to enhance your writing clarity and correctness.
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Writing Lab Capitalization Names
Personal Names Capitalize personal names, nicknames, and epithets. Examples: Honest Abe Michael Air Jordan Ms. Smarty Pants
Relationships Capitalize names of relationships which substitute for proper names. Examples: I remember how Dad used to take us shopping. Uncle James Do not capitalize names of relationships preceded by a possessive word. Examples: My mother The father of my friend
Animals Capitalize animals names if part or all of the name is derived from a proper noun. Examples: German shepherd Clydesdale Do not capitalize if the name is not derived from a proper name. Examples: pinto blue jay
Personifications Capitalize personifications Examples: Mother Nature Father Time Old Man Winter
Hyphens Capitalize the first and second word in hyphenated proper names. Examples: Through the Looking-Glass My So-Called Life Do not capitalize the second word in hyphenated proper names if it is not as import as the first word. Example: How to Apply Make-up
Thats all, folks! This lesson is part of the UWF Writing Lab Grammar Mini-Lesson Series Lessons adapted from Real Good Grammar, Too by Mamie Webb Hixon To find out more, visit the Writing Lab s website where you can take a self-scoring quiz corresponding to this lesson
