All principal words are capitalized in titles of addresses, albums, ar-ticles, books, captions, chapter and part headings, editorials, essays, headings, headlines, motion pictures and plays (including television …

Directions (north, south, east, west) are not capitalized, but regions are capitalized when they refer to a specific topographical place. Example: The captain directed his ship up the Mississippi River towards …

Below is a list of instances and examples of when words need to be capitalized. The first word of a sentence should always be capitalized. It is easy to take care of turtles. The house on the corner is …

Only proper nouns are capitalized. Examples: Capitalize President Obama, but otherwise use “the president” because there is more than one president in the world.

Capitalize the first word of every sentence. Example: Writing is a skill which is learned through daily practice. In titles, capitalize the first and last words, any word after a colon (:), all other words except …

Whereas a common noun refers to general categories of people, places, or things, a proper noun identifies a specific person, place, or thing and is capitalized. Words derived from proper nouns...

Capitalization is a formatting tool used to let the reader know when a sentence is starting, to show proper nouns and titles, and to highlight important words in a title. This source outlines some of the …