Rule 7. Capitalization.

The only words that are capitalized are proper nouns which are names of specific persons, places, or things.

The Book of Job is found in the Old Testament.

Aunt Mary is my mother’s sister.

 Practice:

  1. The U.S. Supreme Court is the highest Federal Court. The Supreme Judicial Court is the highest State Court in Massachusetts.
  2. The southern state of Georgia is part of the deep south.
  3. My father is a Republican and my mother is an independent.
  4. The Massachusetts Supreme Court issued a ruling yesterday on gay marriage.
  5. The court issued a ruling yesterday on gay marriage.
  6. Amy, I hope you understand the consequences of Social Host liability.
  7. I worked as a Bartender at a popular Dance Club during the summer.
  8. I worked as a Bartender at Joey’s, a popular Dance Club, during the summer.
  9. I am taking a Legal Studies course and a History course this semester; they are Legal Studies 450 and History 150.
  10. At the university of Massachusetts, my majors were legal studies and political science.

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