RULES FOR CAPITALIZATION
Capitalization is used for:
- The first word in a sentence and the first word in a quotation
Example: Wudy hopes in will be better.
“Don’t make noise, please.”
- proper nouns and proper adjectives, including cities, states, countries, geographical sites, streets, companies, organizations, titles which are attached to a name.
Examples: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Banjarese food, Barabai, Hulu Sungai Tengah, Kalimantan Selatan, Barito River, Meratus Mountains, Jalan Sutoyo S. / Sutoyo S. Street, Mitra Megah Profitamas, Green Peace, Doctor Gladys, General Jono.
- Initials
Examples: F. D. Roosevelt, M. Rafadillah, Rudy S. Arifin
- Days of the week, months of the year.
Examples: We will meet again next Tuesday.
The test will be held in January.
- Pronoun “I”
Example: Budi and I will not go.
- Religious, national and public holidays.
Examples: Idul Adha, Tujuh Belas Agustus, Christmas, Waisak
- All important words in the titles
Example: “An Introduction to Linguistics for the Language Teacher”
(compiled from various sources)
Any addition? I really appreciate it.
Ada penambahan? Saya akan menerima dengan senang hati.
this lesson is very important, but most of student consider that “capitalization” is easy lesson. in fact, they are still forgotten how to use capitalization in writing. sir, I suggest to you. I hope you to load more information about capitalization and some structure of English. thx.
Oleh: susi susanti on Oktober 24, 2008
at 7:04 am
i not respone for you.but,you are a lecture IT that good for me…..i think IT is a study that important for our student that want to be a teacher….
Oleh: lismaya on Oktober 28, 2008
at 5:54 am
aslam,,,,
hello sir,,
my name is susi susanti from class morning A…NPm: 306.0812.072. I’m happy cz you have loaded about capitalization… many students have forgotten how, where they put capitalization in writing….
sir, I want to suggest you, would you load literature like poem,riddles in your article???
thanks for your attention!!!
Hormat saya
susi susanti
Oleh: susi susanti .306.08.12.072 on Oktober 29, 2008
at 1:14 am
slm,,,,
in this blog… I just wanna say”your blog is good” may you Be Succes sir in writing article…
So do I.amien
slam,,,
susi susanti
Oleh: susi susanti .306.08.12.072 on Oktober 29, 2008
at 2:19 am
its good very good article
Oleh: susi susanti .306.08.12.072 on Oktober 29, 2008
at 3:34 am