{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/la-capitalization-rules",
 "id": "la-capitalization-rules",
 "title": "Capitalization Rules",
 "category": "language-arts",
 "subject": "English",
 "levels": [
  "k-2",
  "3-5"
 ],
 "description": "When to use capital letters, with examples.",
 "tags": [
  "capitalization",
  "writing",
  "grammar"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Rule",
 "backLabel": "Example",
 "cards": [
  [
   "First word of a sentence",
   "The dog ran home."
  ],
  [
   "The word I",
   "Today I read a book."
  ],
  [
   "Names of people",
   "Maria, Mr. Lee"
  ],
  [
   "Titles before names",
   "Dr. Brown, Queen Elizabeth"
  ],
  [
   "Family names used as names",
   "Thank you, Mom (but my mom)"
  ],
  [
   "Names of pets",
   "Rex, Whiskers"
  ],
  [
   "Days of the week",
   "Monday, Friday"
  ],
  [
   "Months",
   "March, December"
  ],
  [
   "Holidays",
   "Thanksgiving, Fourth of July"
  ],
  [
   "Seasons",
   "Not capitalized: spring, winter"
  ],
  [
   "Cities",
   "Chicago, Tokyo"
  ],
  [
   "States",
   "Texas, Ohio"
  ],
  [
   "Countries",
   "Brazil, Japan"
  ],
  [
   "Continents",
   "Africa, Asia"
  ],
  [
   "Oceans",
   "Pacific Ocean"
  ],
  [
   "Rivers",
   "Mississippi River"
  ],
  [
   "Mountains",
   "Mount Everest"
  ],
  [
   "Streets",
   "Maple Street"
  ],
  [
   "Planets",
   "Mars, Jupiter"
  ],
  [
   "Earth",
   "Earth when it is the planet; earth for soil"
  ],
  [
   "Directions as places",
   "The South is warm (but go south)"
  ],
  [
   "Languages",
   "Spanish, English"
  ],
  [
   "Nationalities",
   "American, Mexican"
  ],
  [
   "Names of schools",
   "Lincoln Elementary"
  ],
  [
   "Names of companies",
   "Nike, Apple"
  ],
  [
   "Titles of books",
   "Charlotte's Web"
  ],
  [
   "Titles of movies",
   "The Lion King"
  ],
  [
   "Small words in titles",
   "Not capitalized unless first or last: Lord of the Rings"
  ],
  [
   "First word of a quotation",
   "She said, \"Come here.\""
  ],
  [
   "First word in a letter greeting",
   "Dear Aunt Sue"
  ],
  [
   "First word of a closing",
   "Your friend, Sam"
  ],
  [
   "Letters of an acronym",
   "NASA, FBI"
  ],
  [
   "Initials",
   "J.K. Rowling"
  ],
  [
   "Days and months in abbreviations",
   "Mon., Jan."
  ],
  [
   "Common nouns",
   "Not capitalized: dog, city, school"
  ],
  [
   "Sun and moon",
   "Usually lowercase: the sun"
  ],
  [
   "Names of gods in myths",
   "Zeus, Athena"
  ],
  [
   "Names of organizations",
   "United Nations"
  ],
  [
   "Historical events",
   "World War II"
  ],
  [
   "Documents",
   "Declaration of Independence"
  ],
  [
   "Brand names",
   "Coca-Cola"
  ],
  [
   "Names of buildings",
   "Empire State Building"
  ],
  [
   "Poem lines",
   "Many poems capitalize each line start"
  ],
  [
   "Proper adjectives",
   "French fries, Roman numerals"
  ],
  [
   "School subjects",
   "Lowercase unless a language: math, science, but English, French"
  ],
  [
   "Class names",
   "Capitalize course names: Algebra I"
  ],
  [
   "Names of the days",
   "Sunday"
  ],
  [
   "Abbreviations of titles",
   "Mr., Ms., Dr."
  ],
  [
   "Government bodies",
   "Congress, the Senate"
  ],
  [
   "Titles of songs",
   "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
  ],
  [
   "Names of ships",
   "Titanic"
  ],
  [
   "Regions",
   "the Midwest"
  ]
 ]
}